DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z NOVEMBER 11, 2008
Florida: A moderately dense smoke plume fanned out as it spread to the southwest and out over the Gulf of Mexico from a fire in western Collier County of southwestern Florida. At least 4 fires were emitting visible thin smoke plumes in satellite imagery across the Florida panhandle which moved to the south and over the Gulf of Mexico. Southeastern US: Numerous fires were analyzed across the Southeastern US from Louisiana to the Carolinas. Nearly 2 dozen of these fires had smoke plumes which were visible in satellite imagery. Widespread cloudiness approached from the west during the afternoon which limited additional fire and smoke detection especially across the middle and lower Mississippi Valley. South Central Canada: At least 3 smoke producing fires were detected in southwestern Ontario Province of south central Canada. The smoke plumes, which were partially obscured by clouds, were moving to the southeast toward northern Lake Superior. Pacific Northwest: Quite a few fires were detected from western Oregon northward to British Columbia in southwestern Canada. However, extensive cloudiness prevented smoke detection in satellite imagery. JS