DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z OCTOBER 9, 2008

Southeast and Coastal Texas:
Numerous fires were detected over southeast and coastal Texas this
evening with several featuring smoke plumes that were mostly drifting
off to the south/southeast.  The most significant of these smoke plumes
originated from fires over Brazoria and Matagorda counties.  The smoke
from these fires was moderately dense in areas and was drifting offshore
into the western Gulf of Mexico.  Another active fire and associated
smoke plume was located over San Jacinto county.  The moderately dense
smoke plume extended from the point source into eastern Montgomery and
western Liberty county.

Southwest Kansas to the Texas Panhandle:
A concentrated area of fires were detected this evening from southwest
Kansas into the Texas Panhandle.  Numerous fires in this region were
producing thin to moderately dense smoke.  Due to a surface frontal
boundary draped through the region, the smoke plumes were fanning out
in all directions.

Southeast Washington and Northern Idaho:
A large number of fires were detected over southeast Washington and
to a greater extent over northern Idaho.  Widespread cloud cover over
the region greatly limited the analysis of smoke over the region with
the exception of fire activity over Walla Walla and Columbia counties
in Washington.  The smoke from this fire activity was mostly lifting
off to the north and was at most moderate in density.

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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.