DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z August 2, 2006.

Oklahoma:
Fires in Haskell and Pushmataha on the eastern side of Oklahoma are
producing moderately dense plumes of moving north reaching southern
Kansas.

Manitoba:
Several fires in southeast Manitoba are producing moderately dense plumes
of moving to the east.

California/Oregon:
The fires located in the National Forest's of northern California continue
to produce very dense smoke that is spreading in all directions from
the fires, but staying relatively local to them. Light smoke from these
fires has moved to the northeast across Oregon and into southern Idaho.
The wildfires in central Oregon are producing moderately dense to very
dense smoke that is fanning out to the east.

Washington:
The wildfires spreading through Okanogan National Forest are producing
very dense smoke that is moving directly to the east, reaching central
Montana and southern Alberta/Saskatchewan.

Idaho/Montana:
Fires throughout central Idaho and western Montana are producing smoke
ranging from moderately dense to very dense that is moving east to
southeast and combining to form one massive area of smoke. This area of
smoke is affecting almost all of Montana, southern Idaho and northwest
Wyoming.

Yukon Territory/Northwest Territories:
Fires on the border of Yukon and Northwest Territories are producing dense
smoke that is moving to the northwest. Several fires on the southeast
portion of Great Bear Lake are producing dense smoke that is moving
northwest across the lake.

Banks

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.