DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2330Z OCTOBER 26, 2008
Louisiana: Numerous agricultural fires in the coastal parishes of Mt. Mary, Iberia, St. Martin (both parts) and Mississippi River parishes of Iberville, Assumption, and St. James are producing puffs of thin smoke that are moving E and SE covering a large section of those counties. A fire along the central coast of Cameron parish produced a moderate puff of smoke that moved eastward covering nearly all of the eastern portion the parish and southern portions of Jefferson Davis. A fire in central Vernon parish produced a plume of thin smoke that extended east about 45km into NE Rapides parish and was about 5km wide. Arizona: The Marteen fire in Coconino county is producing thin smoke that is moving SW in a 20km wide area that extends to the county line. California: The Kings Canyon fire continues to emit light smoke that is remaining in the valleys as it moves NE. The full extent is less than 20km in any direction. A few agricultural fires along the Colusa/Sutter county line, in NE Yolo county and a fire along the SW Butte/SE Glenn county line have produced small puffs of moderate smoke that have not moved much but maybe a bit S or SSE. A fire in western Siskiyou county is producing thin smoke that extends NW 25km in a 5km wide plume. A new fire in NV very near the the far SE tip of Lassen county is producing a fan of moderate to dense smoke that is moving NW (fans over WNW to N) and covers a large portion of that S extension of Lassen county as well as far E Plumas county. Oregon: A fire in far N Josephine county is producing a 7km wide plume of thin smoke that extends about 30km NW into far SW Douglas county. A fire on the lower slopes of the Cascades in central Jefferson county produced a puff of thin to moderate smoke that as drifted SW over the last few hours in an area about 10km by 10km and is now moving into far NW Deschutes county. A fire on the center bump/jag of the Wheeler/Crook county line is producing a plume of thin to moderate density that is moving NNW in a 5km wide swath that extends about 50km nearly to the NW corner of Wheeler county. Baja California: The fire south of Tijuana in Baja California is continues to emit moderately dense smoke in a 30km wide area that is moving SW into the ocean with an extent of around 50km. Gallina