DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z January 5, 2008
Southeastern U.S. and Gulf Coast states: There are very numerous agricultural fires today especially in North Carolina and Georgia and the Gulf Coast states (excluding Texas which has relatively few). However only about 20 of these agricultural burns have smoke plumes that can be seen in satellite imagery. Most of these plumes tend to be narrow and consist of light smoke. The largest area of smoke is in western Florida from fires in Okaloosa and Santa Rosa Counties; this mostly light smoke extends southward reaching the Gulf. Hawaii: Vegetation fires near Kilueau are producing a long plume of light smoke that extends westward, sometimes clipping the southern part of the island but mostly over water. The plume can be seen almost to 157W.