DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z April 21, 2007
Southeast: The enormous fire in Ware County, Georgia, continues to produce massive amounts of very dense smoke that is fanning out to the south. It is covering nearly all of Florida, the Bahamas, and is circulating through the Gulf of Mexico. Kentucky: A fire in McCreary county of southern Kentucky is producing moderately dense to dense smoke that is moving to the south crossing the border into northeastern Tennessee. Lower Mississippi Valley: In Hale County, of western Alabama, a fire is producing dense smoke that is moving to the southwest and nearly reaching the Alabama/Mississippi border. There are several fires burning throughout Mississippi that are creating light to dense smoke. The largest of them is located in Jones county, where dense smoke is being produced and is moving to the southwest. In western Louisiana and eastern Texas there are a few fires producing light plumes of smoke that are extending pretty far to the northwest. Kansas: The massive amounts of agricultural fires throughout southeastern Kansas continue to produce light puffs of smoke that are moving to the north, but dissipate relatively quick. Wisconsin: Multiple fires throughout the central portion of Wisconsin are producing light to moderately dense smoke that is moving in a northern direction. Minnesota: On the Manitoba/Minnesota border there are several fires producing moderately dense smoke that is moving to the north and reaching to the central portions of Manitoba. Banks