DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200 March 28, 2008
Florida: Several fires burning in Sarasota county are producing a light plume of smoke west NW into the Gulf of Mexico. In Osceola county a fire is emitting light smoke northwest into southern Orange and Lake counties. On the border of Taylor and Lafayette counties a fire is producing a moderately dense to dense plume of smoke north into Suwannee, Hamilton and Madison counties in northern Florida and Echols and Loundes counties in southeastern Georgia. Georgia/South Carolina: A fire in northern Jones county is emitting light to moderately dense smoke north NE into Jasper, Putnam, Morgan, Greene, Oconee, Clarke, Elbert, Madison, Hart and Franklin counties in Georgia and is now reaching counties in southwestern South Carolina. The plumes extends 160 to 180 km from the source. In northeast Laurens county South Carolina, a fire is emitting a light to moderately dense plume of smoke northeast into Union, Chester and York counties. Smoke spreads into Gaston, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus and Iredell counties in south central North Carolina. The plume extends 170 to 180 km from the source. Arkansas: A fire in southeast Scott county in western Arkansas is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke northeast into Yell, Logan, Pope and Johnson counties. Oklahoma: Several fires in the counties of Osage, Kay and Washington in northern Oklahoma are producing an area of light smoke south SE into southern neighboring counties. Across the southeast and southern plains numerous fires are burning with most producing only minor light plumes of smoke. The most significant smoke producing fires are mentioned above. Northern California: A fire in Butte county is emitting a light plume of smoke south SE into Sutter, Yuba, Placer and Nevada counties. Several other fires are burning across this region. J Kibler