DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z OCTOBER 12, 2007
Arizona: Multiple fires are burning in the counties of Yavapai and Coconino producing 100-150 km long plumes of light to moderately dense smoke. The smoke is moving towards the northeast and is reaching as far as Navajo and Apache counties. A small fire in Apache county is producing light to moderately dense smoke moving northeast into northwest New Mexico. California: A fire in Mariposa county (Southern Yosemite National Park) is emitting a light to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving north into Tuolumne, Alpine and Mono counties. In Fresno county (Sequoia National Forest) a fire is burning and emitting light to moderately dense smoke northeast, but staying within county borders. South Dakota: In Pennington county a light plume of smoke extending over 100 km from the source is moving east into Meade and Haakon counties. A smaller fire to the north of Pennington in Lawrence county is emitting a light plume of smoke moving southeast but staying within county borders. Kansas: Fires producing light to moderately dense plumes of smoke moving north can be seen burning in the counties of Greeley, Wichita, Finny, and Gray. The smoke from these fires extend 75-125 km and reach parts of eastern Colorado and nearing the Nebraska border. Southeast/Lower and Middle Mississippi Valley/Southern and Central Plains: Numerous agricultural/prescribe burns continue to be seen in most of the southern and central US. Some of these fires are producing smoke that can be seen in satellite imagery in South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. Most of the smoke plumes are fairly small and consist of light to moderately dense smoke. British Columbia: There are numerous fires burning in central and southern British Columbia but cloud cover is hindering smoke detection. The few plumes that can be seen consist of mostly light smoke and extend mostly northeastward. Western Ontario/Manitoba: Fires in/around Trout Lake in western Ontario are producing light to moderately dense smoke moving west and reaching parts of eastern Manitoba. J Kibler