DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0345Z March 7, 2012
Texas: Blowing dust was observed in the Texas panhandle this evening. Dust originated around Lubbock in Yoakum, Terry, and Lynn Counties. Brisk southerly winds moved this dust northward near Amarillo and into Deaf Smith, Randall, and Armstrong Counties by sunset. Arizona: Numerous areas of blowing dust were observed in Arizona this evening. Dust originating near the border of Navajo and Coconino Counties moved to the northeast and over the Four Corners area by sunset. An additional area of dust began this evening in Mohave County, west of Kingman. This dust mixed with heavy dust from California and moved to the northeast into southern Utah. California/Nevada: Moderate to heavy blowing dust began in California tonight. Blowing dust and sand began in San Bernardino, Riverside, Imperial, and San Diego Counties. This dust moved to the northeast and over Las Vegas (Clark County, NV) through sunset. An area of dense dust was seen to the west of the Salton Sea. An additional area of dust originated near Lompac, California in Santa Barbara County. This dust moved into the Pacific Ocean and over Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa Islands by sunset. Mexico: Dust from an area west of Caborca, Mexico (Sonora) moved to the northeast and near the Mexico/Arizona border by sunset. Another area with origins in northern Chihuahua moved to the northeast and crossed the US border near El Paso. Georgia/South Carolina: Numerous agricultural fires burned in the southeastern United States this evening. A few isolated areas of detached smoke were visible throughout eastern Georgia and South Carolina. Myrga THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE..TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov