DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z September 22, 2005
Northern Rockies/Inter-Mountains West: Numerous fires across northern/central Idaho and western Montana are producing smoke plumes moving in a wstly direction across the region. Fires in Lincoln county Montana are producing dense smoke plumes moving west into Flathead and Glacier Counties. Fires in Kootenai and Benewah counties Idaho are producing dense smoke plumes moving west into Shoshone county. These are the most significant fires across the region. There are several other fires producing thin plumes. Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeast US: Numerous (primarily) agricultural fires are spreading across the region with the largest smoke producers stretching across the Gulf Coastline from southeast Texas/southwest Louisiana border to southwest Alabama. A fire near Grand Bay in Mobile county Alabama (23 km wide) has an associated plume that stretches 243 km into southeast Louisiana. There are numerous fire in southwest Louisiana near the coast line that are producing 100 km or more long plume stretching into the Gulf of Mexico. The above mentioned smoke plumes are moving southwestly. Oregon: There are several moderate fires across the state. A fire in Lane county is producing a plume that stretches south into Douglas county. Several fires in Douglas county are producing smoke that is moving south into Jackson county. There are a couple of fires burning in Klamath county producing smoke moving southeast into Siskiyou and Modoc counties in northern California. Fires in Jefferson, Deschutes and Crook counties are producing small thin smoke plumes that are moving south into the associated counties mentioned above. California: Several fires burning in the Sacramento Valley in the counties of Glenn, Butte, Sutter and Colusa are producing thin smoke plumes moving west or southwest across the valley. Kibler