DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2230Z November 14, 2006
Florida: A fire just south of US-192 between Deer Park and June Park in W Brevard county produced a small puff of thin to moderate smoke that moved NE and was last seen over Merritt Island at sundown. Texas: A moderate sized sand storm is being kicked up across North Central Texas from the southern Cap Rock area in Dawson, NE Martin, Borden and Howard counties from strong 20-35kt Wly to WSWly surface winds. The dust is modertate in density and is moving E to ENE and currently covers the origin counties as well as: Scurry, Mitchell, Fisher, Nolan, Taylor, Jones, SE Stonewall, S Knox, Haskell, Shackelford, Callahan, with the thinnest forward sand/dust over Stephens and Eastland counties. There are also hints of thin sand/dust starting to be seen in satellite imagery over Lubbock county with the higher gusts coming around the base of the developing sfc cyclone. Elsewhere, smoke and dust were not seen, though there are quite a few fires burning across OR, WA, and British Columbia. Gallina