DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z February 22, 2008

Large areas of cloudiness across portions of the US (especially over
the South and Southeast) greatly limited fire and smoke detection in
satellite imagery.

Texas:
A few fires were detected in the southern and western parts of Texas
with smoke observed from at least 3 of these fires in visible satellite
imagery. A fire in McMullen County of south central Texas emitted a
moderately dense smoke plume which moved eastward during the afternoon.

Hawaii:
Early in the day, the possible smoke plume mixed with the usual volcanic
steam/fog from the Kilauea Volcano moved to the west-southwest along
the southern coast of the island of Hawaii. Later in the morning and
afternoon, the possible plume appeared to move primarily to the northwest
and inland across the southeastern portion of the island. Any smoke
present was believed to be due to lava flows encountering and burning
vegetation.

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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.