DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0223Z July 3, 2006.
Eastern US: The large area of smoke/haze continues to linger over the east coast, but is slowly fading away. Canada/Northern US: The massive amount of wildfires across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba continue to produce massive amounts of moderately dense to dense smoke that is traveling east to southeast and covering most of Ontario as well as northern parts of North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. The majority of this smoke is being produced by large wildfires in eastern British Columbia. In southeast Manitoba there is a wildfire that continues to produce a very dense plume of smoke that is moving directly east into central Ontario. Nevada/Utah: The wildfire in Washington County, Utah continues to burn today producing dense portions of smoke. Due to the clouds it is difficult to see just how far the smoke has traveled from the source. In southern Nevada a fire is producing a moderately dense to dense plume of smoke that is moving northeast. California: In Lassen County a fire is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is fanning out to the northeast a significant distance, but as the smoke moves further from the fire it begins to fade. A fire on the western border of Tehama county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving north to northeast and covering several northern California counties. The fires in Modoc and Siskiyou counties are both producing moderately dense smoke that has combined into one smoke plume and is moving north into southern Oregon. Banks