DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z July 29, 2006.
Northwest U.S./ Northern Plains : Fires in Siskiyou county in Northern California are producing dense plumes of smoke that are moving towards the northeast and reach into central Oregon. Fires in northern Deschutes and southern Wheeler counties, Oregon, are producing moderately dense and locally very dense plumes of smoke that are moving towards the northeast and extend into southeast Washington. Large wildfires in Okanogan and Chelan counties in Washington were producing large dense plumes of smoke that moved northeastward into British Columbia and Saskatchewan. A massive wildfire in Park county of northwestern Wyoming is producing a large area of dense smoke that is moving east-northeast along the border between Wyoming and Montana and reaches the South Dakota border. Several wild fires near the border between Wyoming and Nebraska are producing dense plumes of smoke. The lower level smoke is moving to the north while the higher level smoke extends to the east along the South Dakota and Nebraska border. Residual smoke from these fires in Wyoming and Nebraska from yesterday and overnight are continuing to move east and reaching Lake Michigan through the Northern Plains. Several massive wildfires in western Elko county of Northern Nevada are producing very dense plumes of smoke that are moving northeast across the border between Nevada and Idaho and reaching Butte county in northeast Idaho. Residual smoke from these fires from last evening is still moderately dense to locally dense over southwest Wyoming and northeast Utah. Additional fires in western Montana in Glacier National Park and Ravalli county are producing narrow plumes of moderately dense smoke that are extending to the northeast into southeast Alberta and northwest Montana respectively. Central Canada: Numerous fires just south of Lake Athabasca continue to produce dense smoke that is moving southeast to Reindeer Lake. The thin residue from yesterday's burning is still moving southeast and is now over central and northern Lake Winnipeg. Alaska: The fire in Yukon-Koyukuk County of northeastern Alaska is still burning and is producing a moderately dense smoke plume, which is moving north. The residual smoke from the fire is thin and covers a large area in the northeastern corner of Alaska. Zhong