DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z January 23, 2008

Southeastern US:
Widespread cloudiness covered a good portion of the Southeast which
greatly limited smoke detection in satellite imagery. Quite a few fires
were analyzed through occasional small breaks in the clouds over Florida,
however no smoke could be identified through these small breaks.

Southwestern South Dakota:
Numerous fires, which were believed to be prescribed controlled burns,
were detected across the Black Hills region of southwestern South
Dakota. However no smoke was observed in satellite imagery due to the
presence of cloudiness moving across the area during the afternoon. Snow
cover there also hindered smoke detection since it creates an unfavorable
background for viewing smoke.

Southeastern California:
Several fires south of the Salton Sea in Imperial County of southeastern
California were emitting thin plumes of smoke which spread generally in
an eastward direction.

Hawaii:
The usual possible thin and narrow smoke plume, apparently due to lava
flows burning vegetation, was observed moving to the west-southwest from
the Kilauea Volcano.

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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.