DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2315Z JANUARY 26, 2009
Florida: Numerous fires were seen over much of the southern half of Florida with smoke plumes that were all moving to the west, some of which drifted out into the Gulf of Mexico. Some areas of moderately dense smoke were seen moving off the coast into the Gulf from Charlotte and Lee counties and also off the coast from southern Collier. Several fires over Osceola county producing smoke that drifted across much of Osceola and Polk counties. A fire along the northern portion of coastal Dixie county had a narrow plume of smoke that drifted to the south along the coast. Louisiana: A fire along the southern portion of Vermilion parish had a narrow plume of smoke that extended to the northwest into northeast Cameron. Texas: A fire along the central Val Verde/Crockett border had a narrow smoke plume of light smoke that extended to the north nearly reaching Reagan county by sunset. Ruminski