DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2215Z January 8, 2006
Offshore Georgia/South Carolina: An area of thin smoke most likely from fires across the Florida Panhandle last evening, continues to be seen just offshore SE of Hilton Head Island, SC. The plume has taken on the shape of an L that extends SE from Hilton Head 105km. Then extends back to the NE 70km. The plume is slowly drifting NE along the coast. S Florida: Multiple fires in the swamps South of Lake Okeechobee mostly located in Western Palm Beach county are producing a large area of thin smoke that is moving W into Hendry and Glades counties as far W as Immokalee and Goodno. The plume is about 89km W-E and 69km wide N to S. Florida Panhandle: A large fire near Holley in S Santa Rosa county is producing a line of dense smoke that extends 200km NE to around Inverness, AL and is about 26km wide. Alabama: A fire along the AL/MS state line between US-98 and SR-217 north of Wilmer is producing thin smoke that extends NNE 141km near Damopolis and is about 14km wide. Arkansas: A fire along the LA/AR state line near White, AR is producing moderately dense smoke that is moving NE and combining with moderate dense smoke from a fire near Hamburg, AR. The plume extends 120km from the LA/AR state line fire to the Mississippi River near Snow Lake in N Desha county. This text product was issued earlier than normal due to most of the visible smoke was relegated to the Eastern US, where visible imagery is becoming unavailable due to local sunset. This product may be updated later tonight if smoke from fires in Central and Western North America become detectable or dust/sand plumes are visible too. Gallina