DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z October 19, 2006

California and Oregon:
A bunch of fires in Monterey county of central California are producing
moderately dense plumes of smoke moving to East SE to the Pacific and has
covered northern half of the county. Several fires in Merced, Mariposa,
Toulumne, Fresno, and Mono counties of central California are producing
thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke moving to Southeast. A fire in
Sacramento county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that
is fanning out to the north and has covered most portion of Sacramento
county. A bunch of small fires around the four-corner area of Glenn,
Butte, Colusa, and Sutter counties are producing thin to moderately dense
plumes of smoke moving to the south. A fire on the top of Butte county and
a fire in southeastern corner of Siskiyou county are producing moderately
dense plumes of narrow smoke moving to the south. A fire in southern
Klamath county of southern Oregon is producing thin to a moderately dense
plume of smoke moving southward to north Siskiyou county of California.


Kansas:
A lot of agricultural fires in central of southern Kansas are producing
puffs of thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke moving southeastward.


Arizona:
Fires in southern Coconino county of central Arizona are producing
moderately dense plumes of smoke moving to the east.


Northern Mexico:
Three fires in northern Mexico are producing moderately dense plumes of
smoke moving sourthward.


Zhong

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.