DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z DECEMBER 20, 2008
South Dakota: Along the borders of Meade and Jackson counties, a light to moderately dense smoke plume was spotted moving to the east earlier this afternoon. The plume extended into Pennington, Ziebach, and Haakon counties 150km out from the source. Florida: Several agricultural burns took place around Lake Okeechobee earlier this afternoon in Palm Beach County. These plumes were short-lived and extended to the northwest, roughly 40-50km from their sources. RCE