DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z February 1, 2008

Texas:
Strong northerly and northwesterly winds behind a low pressure system
fanned numerous fires across especially over southern Texas.  Kerr, La
Salle, Frio, and Dimmit Counties had the most fire and smoke activity
today. Light to moderate smoke plumes from these fires have been moving
towards the south and southeast and some of these plumes extend at
least a hundred miles from their sources. Also, a patch of residual
blowing dust is evident in satellite imagery racing toward the southeast
into southeastern Texas, including the Houston and Galveston areas. An
additional area of relatively thin blowing dust was evident in satellite
imagery emanating from source regions north of Midland and spreading
southwestward into south central Texas, just west of San Antonio.

Hawaii:
Burning vegetation from the lava flows attributed to the Kilauea Volcano
is responsible for a very light smoke plume on satellite imagery moving
in a westward direction.

EVANS

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.