Sunday, October 26, 2008

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

 


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.