DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0220Z May 11, 2007
Georgia, Florida, the Pacific and Gulf of Mexico: The larege fires in Mare county of southern Georgia and Baker county of northern Florida are producing a large area of very thick smoke that is moving southwesterly to the Gulf of Mexico. Because of the subtropical system portion of the smoke has been brought back to west of central Florida. Therefore, almost the northwestern quarter of Florida except Florida Panhandle are covered by the very dense plume of smoke. The residual smoke from several days ago and this morning has been brought to the Pacific coast areas near Carolinas, Georgia, and Flordia by the subtropical system. Two fires in central and western of Collier county of southern Florida respectively are producing moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving easterly across Broward county into te Pacific. Minnesota and Ontario and Quebec of Canada: The big fires along US-Canada border at northern Minnesota are producing locally very dense plumes of smoke that are moving to the east then south and has crossed Lake Superior and reached upper Michigan. The big fire west of Lake Nipigon is producing a very dense plume of smoke that is moving southeasterly then easterly and has covered a large area of Ontario, which is south to Lake Superior and 220 miles east Lake Nipigon. The residual smoke from yesterday formed a belt area and has moved from eastern Ontario to western Quebec. A fire in St. Louis of northern Minnesota is producing a thin to moderately dnese plume of thin smoke that is moving southeasterly then southerly across the Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary into northwestern Wisconsin. Montana, Idaho, and South of British Columbia: Three fires in northwestern Montana, northern Idaho, and southern British Columbia respcetively are producing thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving northeasterly. Oregon: Four fires in Josephine, Klamath, Douglas, and Lake counties are producing thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are mainly moving northeasterly. California and Santa Catalina Island: A fire in western Plumas county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving northeasterly across Lassen county into Washoe county of Nevada. A fire in southern Santa Catalina Island is producing a locally dense plume of smoke that is fanning out to the east and has reached the California coast area at Orange county. Dust in California and Nevada: Blowing dust is observed in satellite imagery at Lander county of Nevada and San Bernardino county of California. Zhong