DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z JUNE 6, 2008
North Carolina: The large fire in Hyde and Washington county is still burning and producing light to very dense smoke which has been moving off shore for most of the day but in the last few visible images some of the smoke can be seen traveling west. The smoke extends 250 miles into the Atlantic and 40 miles west into Pitt and Martin counties. A dense smoke advisory has been issued for Beaufort, Pitt and Martin counties. Florida: Smoke from a fire in Manatee county is being transported over 100 miles NW into the Gulf of Mexico. New Mexico/Texas: An area of blowing dust can be seen in the southeastern portion of New Mexico and through the entire western part of Texas. This blowing dust is mixing with smoke from a large fire on the border of Presidio and Jeff Davis counties and another fire located in Andrews county. The mix of smoke and blowing dust is traveling to the northeast through the panhandle of Texas and into the panhandle of Oklahoma and Kansas. California: Light smoke from a fire in Fresno county appears to be mixing with blowing dust and moving south into Tulare county. Northeastern Tuolumne county is the location of a fire which is producing light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling to the northeast. Northern Saskatchewan: The region west of Reindeer Lake has several fires that are emitting moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving to the northeast. Manitoba: Smoke continues to emanate from the fires located between Lake Winnipeg and Cedar Lake. The smoke is moving toward the northwest. Salemi