DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z October 24, 2006
Georgia: A fire in McIntosh County is producing a narrow plume of moderately dense smoke moving east into the Atlantic Ocean. Arkansas: Multiple fires are burning across the state with smoke producing fires in the counties of Nevada, Hempstead, Dallas, Grant and Cleveland. Light to moderately dense smoke is moving east from the fires which are most likely agriculturally based. Texas/Louisiana: Multiple fires burning in Panola and Harrison counties are emitting moderately dense plumes of smoke moving east into northwest Louisiana. In the Texas Panhandle, minor fires in the counties of Hansford and Moore are producing light plumes of smoke moving northeast. Kansas: A fire in northwest Grant county and very close to the 3 bordering counties of Stanton, Morton and Stevens is producing a moderate size area of medium smoke moving southeast. The smoke extends to the Oklahoma panhandle. A small fire in Kearny county is emitting smoke into the counties of Finney and Scott. California: Multiple fires in Colusa, Sutter and Glenn counties (southwest of the town of Chico) are emitting small plumes of light smoke. A fire on the border of Marion and Dickinson counties (Lassen National Forest) is producing an area of moderately dense smoke moving northeast across northern California. Oregon: Multiple fires burning across the state in the counties of Curry, Lincoln, Wasco, Jefferson, Klamath are producing light to moderate plumes of smoke. Washington/Idaho: Quite a few fires burning in county of Benewah are producing areas of smoke moving east into bordering counties. There are multiple fires burning across northern/central Idaho. A fire in Pend Oreille county is emitting a moderately dense smoke plume moving east into northern Idaho. Another fire is burning in the county of Ferry just to the west of Pend Oreille. J Kibler