DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 300Z December 23, 2007
Texas: In northeast Gillespie County, a light smoke plume, extending 50 miles from the source, is moving southeast into Blanco and Hays Counties. In addition, blowing dust is observed by the analyst happening over west Texas, and is moving south from Midland into the Big Bend and Hill Country of west Texas. California/Arizona: In south Imperial County, a light smoke plume is moving south into north Mexico in the vicinity of the Baja of California, and extends 30 miles from the source. Also, a light plume in extreme southeast Yuma County in Arizona is moving south into northern Mexico, into the Baja of California, and extends roughly 40 miles from the source. Hawaii: Burning vegetation from lava flows from Kilauea is producing a light smoke plume moving west and extends about 80 miles from the source to near South Point. However, smoke may be mixed with the vog that extends a couple hundred miles west of South Point. EVANS