DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z May 24, 2008
California: The wildfire which has been producing heavy smoke over the past day or so was still producing heavy smoke plume as of late this afternoon. The heavy smoke plume appeared to be drifting off to the north, and was only affecting Santa Cruz County and Santa Clara County, however, because clouds rolled in this evening, smoke may have drifted further to the north. Texas: A fast moving, moderately dense smoke plume is currently moving northeast into Pecos County. Lighter smoke from the same plume is moving much farther to the northeast, reaching Garza County in the north central region of the state. In Crockett County, a fire is producing a moderately dense smoke plume and is moving towards the north extending out 20 miles or so. This fire started a couple hours ago and therefore smoke from this fire may not cease for a few more hours. Wisconsin: In Bayfield County, a heavy smoke plume was observed moving towards the west earlier this afternoon extending into Douglas County. Due to clouds moving in and obscuring the smoke from being seen, heavy smoke may have gone further west. Texas/Louisiana/Gulf Coast region: A broad area of light smoke from fires in Mexico, specifically the Yucatan Peninsula, has drifted north into the northern Gulf of Mexico, most of eastern Texas, Louisiana, and southern Mississippi. Some of this light smoke has also ended up along the western coastline of Florida, around the Ft. Myers area.