DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 00Z December 15, 2007
Georgia: A few smoke plumes were observed over several counties. Western Oglethorpe county had a light plume moving east into western South Carolina. In south Newton county, a light plume was seen moving east-southeast. Lastly, a smoke plume in north Sumter county and another plume in east Schley county, both light in density, were observed moving southeast. All smoke plumes extended between 30 and 40 miles from the fires. California: Active hot spots were seen over northern and central California, however, due to high cirrus and snow cover, smoke plumes were not observed by the analyst. The lack of GOES-12 imagery also hindered smoke detection. Hawaii: A possible smoke plume was seen in visible imagery moving to the west from the Kilauea volcano. This possible smoke plume was believed to be due to lava burning vegetation. EVANS