DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z February 1, 2008
Texas: Strong northerly and northwesterly winds behind a low pressure system fanned numerous fires across especially over southern Texas. Kerr, La Salle, Frio, and Dimmit Counties had the most fire and smoke activity today. Light to moderate smoke plumes from these fires have been moving towards the south and southeast and some of these plumes extend at least a hundred miles from their sources. Also, a patch of residual blowing dust is evident in satellite imagery racing toward the southeast into southeastern Texas, including the Houston and Galveston areas. An additional area of relatively thin blowing dust was evident in satellite imagery emanating from source regions north of Midland and spreading southwestward into south central Texas, just west of San Antonio. Hawaii: Burning vegetation from the lava flows attributed to the Kilauea Volcano is responsible for a very light smoke plume on satellite imagery moving in a westward direction. EVANS