DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z OCTOBER 17, 2008
Southern California: The Chalk fire generated a heavy, dense plume of smoke extending 135 km west while moderately dense smoke from the fire in Mariposa County fire extended 80 km to the north. Residual light smoke was noted across southern and central California. Northern California and Oregon: A number of fires in northern California and southern Oregon were producing moderately dense to heavy smoke that generally moved to the east. Counties effected include Siskiyou, Shasta, Lassen, and Modoc in California and Grant, Klamath, and Lake in Oregon. Alabama: Several ag fires generated light smoke that moved to the north and east. Arizona: Light to moderately dense smoke extended up to 60 km southwest of fires in Coconino and Navajo counties.