DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z April 13, 2008
Southeast Texas/Southwest Louisiana: A fire burning in northwest Montgomery county is producing a light plume of smoke south SE into Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria counties and into the Gulf of Mexico. The plume extends 170-180 km from source. In Jefferson county a fire is emitting light smoke southeast into the Gulf of Mexico. In southeast Houston county light to moderately dense smoke from a fire is moving southeast into Trinity, Angelina, Tyler and Polk counties. Smoke extends 135-145 km from source. In Sabine county a fire is producing light to moderately dense smoke moving southeast into Newton county Texas and Vernon county Louisiana. In northwest Jasper county a fire is producing light to moderately dense smoke moving southeast into Newton county and Beauregard and Calcasieu counties in Louisiana. California: A large fire in northeast Monterey county is emitting moderately dense smoke north to NNE into Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Merced and Stanislaus counties. Other fires burning across the state are in the counties of Mariposa, two in Mendocino and one in Tehama. The fires in Mendocino county are burning in the Coastal Ranges. J Kibler