DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0102Z March 2, 2007

Northeast Texas to eastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas:

Scattered fire activity in the area was producing several smoke plumes
that were drifting rapidly southeast this evening.  The most prominent
smoke plume was originating from a long lasting complex of fires over
northeastern Muskogee and southern Cherokee counties in eastern Oklahoma.
The somewhat narrow plume was extending over 125 miles east/southeast
into western and central Arkansas with it's furthest extent into Pulaski
county in central Arkansas.  The plume was mostly low density with
the exception of a thin area of moderate density smoke that extended
from the point source in Muskogee county into southern Franklin county.
A second, but less significant, smoke plume was orignating from a fire
near McAlester in southern Pittsburg county. The mostly low density
smoke plume was drifting southeast as far as central Mccurtain county.

Eastern New Mexico to central Texas:

A large area of blowing dust appearing to originate from eastern New
Mexico and western Texas was being rapidly transported southeastward
into central areas of Texas.  At sunset that area was approximately
encompassed between Lubbock/Austin/Fredericksburg/Big Spring.

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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.