DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z June 10, 2006.
Canada: A fire in central Ontario started producing a very dense plume of smoke late in the day that is moving directly south, just east of Lake Nipigon and almost reaching Lake Superior. Florida: A fire on the border of Orange, Polk, Lake, and Osceola counties in central florida is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving east to northeast. A fire along Florida`s northeast coast is producing a light plume of smoke that is heading east out over the Atlantic Ocean. Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley: Numerous agricultural fires are burning along the Mississippi River and its outlets, and several are producing very light plumes of smoke that are moving north. The most concentrated portion of these fires is in central Arkansas. Fires in southeast Oklahoma are producing moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving northwest. A large fire located in Hancock county of southwest Misissippi is producing a moderately dense to dense plume of smoke that is moving south over parts of New Orleans and into the Gulf of Mexico. Southwest US: A fire located in San Bernardino county of southern California is producing a very dense plume of smoke that is moving east. Fires in Mohave county of southwest Arizona are producing plumes of moderately dense smoke that extend north just reaching Utah's southern border. Banks