DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z OCTOBER 24, 2007
California/Baja California: The wildfires on the southwest coast of California and Baja California continue to produce a very large amount of extremely dense smoke that covers most of southwest California and can be seen moving up the the coast over the Pacific Ocean. The largest fires are found in San Diego, San Bernardino and Orange counties. However, there are also fires contributing to the massive area of smoke in Ventura, Los Angeles and Riverside counties, as well as northwestern Baja California. The densest smoke from these fires is mainly found off the coast out over the Pacific Ocean, but there is a significant amount flowing across the land that is causing problems throughout the major cities in southern California. There are also several fires in northern California that are producing light plumes of smoke that are moving to the north. Kansas: Several agricultural fires in southern Kansas are producing light to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving to the south. The largest fire is found in Kearny county. New Mexico: In Sandoval county in northwest New Mexico several fires are producing short moderately dense plumes of smoke that are extending to the southwest. Arizona: Fires across northcentral Arizona are producing lengthy plumes of moderately dense to dense smoke. All smoke plumes are extending to the southwest. The largest fires/smoke plumes are found in Apache, and on the border of Gila, Coconino and Yavapai counties. Oregon: Many fires all over the state of Oregon are producing a range of light to dense smoke. The three largest fires are found in northwest Oregon and are producing dense plumes of smoke that are moving to the north northeast. There are also a significant amount of smaller fires spread throughout southwest Oregon that are producing light to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are mainly all moving to the north. Washington: A fire in Garfield county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is extending to the north. A fire in northwest Washington that is sitting on the border of several counties is producing a light plume of smoke that is flaring out to the north. Banks