Monday October 23, 2006

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

 


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.