DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z APRIL 17, 2009
South Carolina/Southeast: A fire in central Chesterfield county is producing thin to moderately dense smoke S into Lee, Kershaw, Darlington, Sumter, Richland, Orangeburg and Calhoun counties. The plumes extends 140 to 150 km from source. A fire in NE Georgetown county is emitting a light plume of smoke into N Charleston county and into the Atlantic. The Plume extends 160 to 180 km from source. There are additional fires across the southeast that are producing light plumes of smoke (Florida, Mississippi). Arkansas: A fire on the border of Franklin and Crawford counties is emitting a moderately dense to dense plume of smoke west NW into Washington county. The plume extends farther, but due to clouds moving in from the west the total coverage of the smoke is not seen. On the border of Perry and Garland counties a plume of dense smoke is moving west NW into Montgomery and Yell counties, but once again clouds moving in from the west blocks the total view of the plume. Southern/Central Plains Numerous fires are burning across the region, but due to clouds, smoke is not seen with most of these fires. J Kibler THE FORMAT OF THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS BEING MODIFIED. IT WILL NO LONGER DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS PLUMES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES. THESE PLUMES ARE DEPICTED IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html THIS TEXT PRODUCT WILL CONTINUE TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE WHICH HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. IT WILL ALSO STILL INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF BLOWING DUST. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR THE SMOKE TEXT PRODUCT IN GENERAL SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov