DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 5, 2008

Southeastern U.S. and Gulf Coast states:
There are very numerous agricultural fires today especially in North
Carolina and Georgia and the Gulf Coast states (excluding Texas which
has relatively few).  However only about 20 of these agricultural burns
have smoke plumes that can be seen in satellite imagery.  Most of these
plumes tend to be narrow and consist of light smoke.  The largest area
of smoke is in western Florida from fires in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa
Counties; this mostly light smoke extends southward reaching the Gulf.

Hawaii:
Vegetation fires near Kilueau are producing a long plume of light smoke
that extends westward, sometimes clipping the southern part of the island
but mostly over water.  The plume can be seen almost to 157W.

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.