DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z May 15, 2008

Florida:
A heavy, narrow smoke plume in Glades County is currently moving to the
west and extends into Charlotte County.  The plume of smoke becomes
moderately dense as it moves into Charlotte County, and eventually
becomes light smoke as it moves off the coast over the Gulf of Mexico.
In Miami-Dade County, a heavy smoke plume is moving, and fanning out, to
the southwest and extends into Monroe County as moderately dense smoke.
The fire has been producing smoke all day, and could perhaps continue
to emit smoke through the overnight hours.

Minnesota:
A moderately dense smoke plume in the south-central region of the state,
in Pope County, extended out 60 miles to the northeast.  These puffs of
smoke moved into Stearns and Morrison Counties a few hours ago.


Over southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana, light smoke has drifted
northward from the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche.  The smoke
is presumably from oil wells off the eastern coast of Mexico, in the
Bay of Campeche.


EVANS

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.