DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z MARCH 5, 2006

SOUTHEASTERN U.S:
    THERE ARE EXTREMELY NUMEROUS AGRICULTURAL FIRES IN LOUISIANA,
    MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN FLORIDA.
    THE HIGHEST FIRE DENSITY IS IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, SOUTHERN
    AND CENTRAL ALABAMA, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL GEORGIA, AND SOUTHERN
    AND EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA.  VERY MANY OF THE FIRES ARE PRODUCING
    MODERATE SMOKE PLUMES. THE PLUMES TEND TO EXTEND TOWARD THE WEST
    SOUTHWEST IN LOUISIANA, TOWARD THE SOUTH IN MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA,
    FLORIDA AND WESTERN GEORGIA, AND TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST IN EASTERN
    GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA.  MANY PLUMES EXTEND OVER THE GULF OF
    MEXICO OR OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN.

MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES:
   THREE FIRES NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST (ONSLOW COUNTY, PAMLICO
   COUNTY AND DARE COUNTY) ARE PRODUCING LARGE LIGHT TO MODERATE SMOKE
   PLUMES THAT EXTEND TOWARD THE EAST SOUTHEAST (OVER THE ATLANTIC).
   A FIRE IN VIRGINIA NEAR THE BORDER OF BOTETOURT AND BEDFORD COUNTIES
   IS PRODUCING A MODERATE SMOKE PLUME THAT EXTENDS TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST
   INTO  PITTSYLVANIA AND NEIGHBORING COUNTIES.

TEXAS:
    THERE ARE NUMEROUS FIRES IN EASTERN TEXAS BUT CLOUD COVER PREVENTS
    SATELLITE BASED SMOKE ANALYSIS.

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.