DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z May 25, 2008
Western Gulf of Mexico/East Texas/Oklahoma: Widespread thin to locally moderate smoke and haze covers much of the western Gulf of Mexico and extends into eastern Texas and Oklahoma. The smoke originated from large numbers of fires in the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. Another patch of thin smoke was seen in the eastern Gulf off the southwest coast of Florida. Southeast: An area of haze or possible remnant smoke was seen over southern Georgia and Alabama. If smoke is included in this area it is likely from the Central American fires. West Texas: The fire in Brewster county has diminished compared to yesterday's smoke. The direction of the plume has shifted through the day and by evening a narrow plume of thin smoke extended to the north of the blaze reaching into western Pecos county. Manitoba: A fire that developed late this afternoon in southern Manitoba about 60 km northwest of Roseau Minnesota expanded rapidly and was producing a broad plume of thick smoke that extended to the north reaching southeast Lake Winnipeg. Northern Canada: A broad area of smoke was seen covering much of the north central Canada, including northwest Alberta, much of eastern Northwest Territories and western Nunavut. The source of this smoke is likely large fires burning in eastern Russia. Ruminski