DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z APRIL 07, 2006.
New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas: Smoke produced from numerous large fires over the area are combining with a significant episode of blowing dust for a widespread smoke/blowing dust cover this evening that stretches from extreme eastern New Mexico and covers nearly the entire northern half of Texas. The dust/smoke is then being wrapped northeastward through most of Oklahoma and south central Kansas ahead of a vigorous upper level low. Although the most of the area was at least being affected by some smoke/blowing dust cover, the densest smoke plumes were associated with the following fires: Very large fires continue this evening over Potter county, just north of Amarillo, and over southern Roger Mills county in Oklahoma. The smoke from the fire just north of Amarillo was obscured throughout most of the late afternoon but clearing skies around sunset revealed a rather dense smoke plume that extended east to Wheeler county. The fire over southern Roger Mills county has been producing a dense smoke plume throughout most of the afternoon and evening. At least a portion of the plume was seen extending as far northeast to the vicinity of Salina, Kansas. It does appear as though smoke plume oriented itself east/west towards sunset and at that time was seen stretching as far east as Oklahoma City. Louisiana: A rather large fire was detected near the Cameron/Vermillion parish border earlier this afternoon. At that time a smoke plume was seen extending north to southern Allen parish but since then clouds have helped to obscure any further detection of the smoke plume. Hanna