DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z January 12, 2008
South Central US: The most concentrated region of smoke producing fires this afternoon was analyzed across the southern and eastern portions of Texas as well as the western quarter of Louisiana. The plumes over Louisiana were generally moving in a southerly direction while farther to the west, the smoke over Texas was moving mainly in a northward direction. The majority of the smoke plumes were of the small thin density variety with the exception of several across southern and southeastern Texas. Moderately dense to even locally dense smoke was observed moving to the north from fires located over eastern Kleberg and near the border of San Patricio/Refugio counties. The smoke then thinned out and fanned out as it spread northward. Other more narrow moderately dense smoke plumes were visible moving to the north from fires in Atascosa and Bastrop counties of south central Texas. Hawaii: Another thin swath of possible smoke was detected moving to the west-southwest from the Kilauea Volcano lava flows. This area of possible smoke was believed to be due to lava encountering and burning vegetation. JS