DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z JUNE 21, 2008
North Carolina/Virginia: The Evans Road and South 1 fires continue to emit light smoke as of 1915Z. After that, clouds began moving in from the west obsucrring any additional smoke from being seen. Both plumes were generally moving off to the east and over the Atlantic Ocean. As the smoke moved offshore, it started to move to the south and also expanded northward as well. Light smoke therefore has spread out over a 700 km area, stretching from off the coast of South Carolina, up to the coastline of Massahcusetts. The area of light smoke and/or haze up to the north, off the coast of New England, is presumably due to remnants of emissions from these fires over the past few days. California: The Indians fire is currently producing moderately dense to dense smoke and is moving off to the east. The plume extends at least 250 km into central California. The Clover fire is also producing moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving to the south. This plume, which extends roughly 100 km from the source, fans out over Tulare county and also extends into Inyo and Kern Counties. Also in Monterey County, as of 2030Z, a moderately dense to dense smoke plume is racing off to the east and extends at least 150 km from the source. New Mexico: In Lincoln and Otero Counties, in southern New Mexico, two moderately dense smoke plumes were seen moving off to the north and west as of 2000Z. However, due to clouds moving in, smoke could only be seen extending out 50 or so km from their sources.