DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 15, 2007
Southern and Southeastern US: Scattered fires were detected across the southern and southeastern states this afternoon, but smoke detection was limited due to interference from cloudiness moving across the region. The most significant smoke plume observed was a moderately dense plume moving to the northwest from a fire located near the Orange-Osceola county border area. This smoke plume moved over the Orlando metro area during the late afternoon. Arizona/New Mexico: Several smoke producing fires were scattered across portions of Arizona and New Mexico. In New Mexico, fires in northeastern Sandoval of north central New Mexico and near the border of Catron and Sierra counties of southwestern New Mexico were emitting moderately dense smoke plumes which fanned out as they moved off to the northeast. Fires in southwestern Navajo County and northern Graham County of southeastern Arizona were producing moderately dense smoke plumes which moved mainly in a southwesterly or southerly direction. Farther to the northwest, fires in northern Coconino County (near the northern portion of the Grand Canyon) and in central Mohave County were responsible for mainly thin to perhaps locally moderately dense smoke plumes which moved in a westerly or southwesterly direction. The fire in Coconino County has apparently been burning for several days. Northern California/Oregon/Idaho/Western Montana/Washington: A rather large number of fires were detected across this portion of the country during the day, but no significant smoke was observed due to extensive cloud cover in the afternoon. Hawaii: Once again, a possible smoke plume was visible moving to the west from the Kilauea Volcano which may be the result of lava flows encountering and burning vegetation. This possible smoke plume was also mixed with the usual volcanic steam and fog (vog). JS