DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z April 11, 2008
CALIFORNIA: A fire in Glenn County has a light, narrow smoke plume which extends 120km to the south. There are a few other fires located in northern California with light and occasionally moderate smoke extending to the south. NEW MEXICO/TEXAS/OKLAHOMA/KANSAS: Large amounts of blowing dust can be seen originating from White Sands in south central New Mexico and extending south and east into Texas. The sand dips into west Texas and then turns back north extending through northern Texas, into central Oklahoma and the southeastern tip of Kansas. West central Texas has several large fires producing light smoke moving to the east which mixes with the sands from New Mexico. FLORIDA: Fires along the west coast of Florida are producing light smoke extending into the Gulf of Mexico. Another fire in the pan handle of Florida is producing moderate smoke which is moving north into Alabama. Southeast: There are numerous small agricultural burns but through the cloud cover only a few small smoke plumes can be discerned. The plumes are primarily light and extend predominantly northward.