DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 21, 2007
Southeastern US: Once again numerous fires were analyzed across the southeastern states with nearly 2 dozen visible smoke plumes. Moderately dense to even locally dense smoke plumes were moving to the north from fires burning in Barbour County of southeastern Alabama, along the border of Conecuh and Covington Counties of southern Alabama, and in western Okaloosa County in the western Florida panhandle. Arizona/New Mexico: A handful of smoke producing fires were observed across Arizona and New Mexico this afternoon. The most significant smoke producing fire was located about 30 miles south of Albuquerque near the border of Valencia and Torrance Counties of central New Mexico. This fire was emitting a moderately dense to dense smoke plume which moved in an easterly direction. Hawaii: More possible smoke in addition to the usual volcanic steam/fog was visible spreading primarily in a westerly direction from the Kilauea Volcano along the southern coast and offshore of the big Island of Hawaii. The possible smoke plume was due to the ongoing and relatively new lava flows buring vegetation. JS