DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z November 04, 2005
Arizona: At least 6 fires scattered across Coconino and Gila counties in northwestern and central Arizona were producing very long narrow smoke plumes, some of which stretched more than 100 miles to the northeast of their source. Remainder of the Western US: Widespread cloudiness across a good portion of the area from northern California northward to the Pacific Northwest, northern Rockies, and southwestern Canada prevented much in the way of smoke detection this evening. Southern and Eastern Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley: Scattered fires across the region were responsible for a few northward moving smoke plumes. Over far southern Texas, just north of Brownsville, a small cluster of fires may be causing a long and narrow smoke plume which was moving northward. It is also possible that this may be blowing dust originating from a point close to these fires. A very dense concentration of mainly agricultural fires continue to be detected across the portion of the Mississippi Valley region including eastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri. Some localized smoke was noted from a few of the fires, however cloudiness likely prevented the detection of additional smoke in this area. Southeast and Middle Atlantic: A few smoke plumes were noted this afternoon and evening from fires scattered across the Southeast and Middle Atlantic region. Movement of the smoke plumes was generally to the north or northeast. Some of the larger smoke plumes were seen with fires over eastern Alabama and western Georgia as well as over southern and southeastern Virginia. JS