DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z May 27, 2006.
Lower Mississippi Valley: A fire in George county in southern Mississippi is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that was originally moving to the northeast, but winds shifted and the smoke is now starting to shift southeast. A group of several fires along the eastern coast of Arkansas are producing light plumes of smoke heading in a northeasterly direction. Southwest US: The large wildfire in Hidalgo county of southwestern New Mexico is still burning today, producing a very dense plume of smoke that is heading northeast. A fire in Pima county of southcentral Arizona is producing a small narrow plume of smoke that is heading north and possibly moving near or across the Tucson metro area. California: Several fires flared up late today in California, some producing relatively light plumes of smoke. A fire in Imperial county of southern California is producing a light plume of smoke that is moving northeast. Another fire in Kern county started producing a small plume of smoke late in the day that is heading southeast. A fire further up the coast in Stanislaus county is producing a slightly denser smoke plume that is moving eastward. Banks/Simko