DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0315Z May 30, 2008
Florida and adjacent areas of the Gulf of Mexico: Several fires in southern Florida are producing smoke plumes that extend southwestward. There are particularly large fire areas west of Lake Okeechobee and in Collier County and their plumes extend over the Gulf of Mexico and consist of light to moderate with some dense smoke. Northern Mexico/Southcentral United States: An area of haze possibly mixed with light residual smoke from Mexican agricultural burns covers part of northern Mexico and the southcentral U.S. with the haze/smoke particularly prominent over western Texas. New Mexico: A puff of smoke from a fire in Catron County produced an area of mostly light smoke that moved northeastward reaching about the center of the state. It is difficult to see whether the fire is still producing smoke. California: A plume of light smoke extends westward over the Pacific from a fire in southwestern Monterey County. A fire near the border of San Diego and Orange Counties is producing a small, mostly light smoke plume that extends southwestward. Ontario: An area of probable light residual smoke aloft from Russian fires has moved southeastward through Ontario today and currently seems to be approaching Lake Ontario. Manitoba Two large and bright fire areas in Manitoba are producing large plumes of primarily moderate to dense smoke that extend northward. The fires are at about 53.6N 99.4W and 55.0N 101.0W.