DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z December 17, 2007
Southern US: No significant smoke/dust seen across the US, but there are some minor fires burning across Louisiana and Texas. In Matagorda, Jefferson, Refugio, Calhoun, Aransas, Cameron and Willacy counties in Texas and Iberia, St. Mary, Pointe Coupee, Iverville, Terrebonne, Lafourche, Assumption, St. James, St. John the Baptist and St. Charles counties in Louisiana minor fires (most likely prescribe/agricultural) are producing only light plumes of smoke moving south in direction. J Kibler