DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z OCTOBER 16, 2008
Oregon: Scattered fires in central and eastern Oregon, notably in Harney and Klamath counties, generated light to moderately dense smoke that extended to the east. California: Dense smoke extended 65 km to the south of a fire in Mariposa County while moderately dense smoke extended 40-45 km to the east southeast of fires in Siskiyou and Shasta counties. Arizona: Light to moderate smoke extended 75-100 km from fires in Coconino, Del Norte, and Navajo counties. Virginia/North Carolina: Smoke was moving generally east from scattered fires across southern Virginia and north central North Carolina, including moderately dense smoke moving east from Mecklenburg County, Virginia.