DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z OCTOBER 3, 2008
Southeast US/Southern Plains/Lower and Middle Mississippi Valley: Numerous fires are burning across this region (most likely prescribed/agricultural fires) producing mostly light smoke plumes moving in all directions. Although most of the fires are burning across the states of Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi and southeast Missouri with smoke moving south to southwest. Also there are so many small plumes producing light smoke across this region it has created pockets of moderately dense smoke through southeast Missouri, eastern Arkansas and northwest Mississippi. California: A wildfire in western Monterrey county (Santa Lucia Range) is producing light to moderately dense smoke into San Benito and Fresno counties with light smoke reaching to central Fresno county. Arizona: Wildfires are burning in southern Coconino county (Coconino National Forest) and in southern Yavapai county (Prescott National Forest). They are producing moderately dense to dense smoke northeast to NNE into Gila county. Montana: A fire in northeast Missoula county (northeast of Lindbergh Lake) is emitting moderately dense smoke northeast into Teton, Flathead and Lewis and Clark counties. A fire on the border of Petroleum/Garfield counties is emitting light smoke northwest into central Petroleum county. A fire in Custer county is emitting light smoke northwest across the county. Northern Plains/Upper Mississippi Valley/Saskatchewan/Manitoba: Numerous agricultural fires along the Manitoba/Saskatchewan line and south into Northern Dakota and northwest Minnesota are producing plumes of thin smoke that have consolidated into a few areas of thicker smoke across several parts of the region. J Kibler