DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1602Z May 19, 2008

Gulf Stream area off GA through NC coastline:
A small area of very thin smoke can be seen along a line from 31N80W
to 35N69W behind the frontal zone and is about 150km wide (NW-SE).
This smoke originated from fires over Friday and this weekend in Eastern
Alberta (just NE of Edmonton).

Northern Bahamas and East:
Moderate to dense smoke from last nights FL fires could be seen NE of
Abaco Island in the Bahamas between 28N77W and 29N73W (or south of the
clouds from the frontal zone) and is moving parallel to the boundary
(or ENE to NE).   A much broader area of thin to moderate smoke that has
mixed over the Northern and Central Bahamas extends further south then
the more dense area...covering Andros and Eleuthera as well as much of
the Atlantic east of these islands out to 73W.  This smoke is moving N and
Neward into the frontal zone. This area of smoke is a combination of smoke
from fires in Cuba, the Bahamas and South Florida over the last few days.

Gulf of Mexico
Moderately dense smoke coming from an enormous amount of fires across
the Yucatan peninsula, Belize and N Guatemala is being pulled northward
across the eastern half of the Bay of Campeche into the central Gulf of
Mexico where it then is influenced by the far western extents of the
aforementioned frontal zone across Central FL.   Where clouds cover
central FL is where it will be mixed with smoke.

Gallina

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.