DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z March 15, 2008
Southwest Texas: A large fire in northwest Terrell county is producing an area of light to moderately dense smoke moving south into northwest Brewster county. In north central Val Verde county a fire is emitting light smoke south into northern Mexico. On the border of La Salle and Dimmit counties a large fire is producing light to moderately dense smoke moving south into Zapata and Webb counties and now reaching northern Mexico. In southeast La Salle county light smoke is emitting from a fire. The smoke is moving into Zapata and Webb counties and combining with the smoke from the fire on the La Salle and Dimmit county border. Gulf of Mexico: An area of sand/dust and residual smoke from fires burning across Texas is moving across parts of the Gulf of Mexico. The first area stretches along the Texas and Louisiana coast and continues to move towards the east. Another area extends from the southwest Gulf of Mexico region northeast to the Mississippi, Alabama and Florida Panhandle border region. J Kibler