Monday, November 01, 2005

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z November 02, 2005

Arizona/New Mexico:
Multiple fires burning in southern Coconino county are producing moderate
plumes of smoke moving north to northeast into Navajo county.  A second
group of fires in northern Gila county are emitting thin smoke plumes
moving north into Coconino county. Another fire in northern Graham
county is producing a thin smoke plume moving north into Gila, Navajo
and Apache counties.  A fire in southern Apache county is emitting a
thin plume of smoke moving north across the county.   In New Mexico a
fire on the border of McKinley and San Juan counties is emitting a dense
smoke plume moving east across both counties. This fire was burning and
emitting smoke last night. Another fire burning in northeastern Sandoval
county is producing a moderate smoke plume moving east across Santa Fe,
Rio Arriba and Los Alamos counties.

California:
A fire in southern San Luis Obispo county is producing a dense smoke
plume moving northeast into Kings and Kern counties. Additional fires
are burning across northern California, but smoke is not able to be seen
due to cloud cover.

Texas/Kansas:
A fire burning on the border of Lynn and Dawson counties is producing
a thin smoke plume moving northeast across Garzo and Crosby counties.
A fire in southern Brazoria county is emitting a thin smoke plume moving
south across the county and into the Gulf of Mexico.

Lower/Middle Mississippi Valley:
A large cluster of agricultural fires are burning across northeastern
Arkansas and southeastern Missouri.  Some of these fires are emitting
small thin smoke plumes moving south across the region.

JK



 


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.