DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2230Z August 9, 2006.
Washington/Montana/North Dakota/Southern Canada/the Great Lakes States: The very large wildfire located in Okanogan National Forest (Tripod Complex) continues to spread and burn across northern Washington and thick smoke can be seen moving north from the fire into southern British Columbia. The fire in Glacier county of Montana has produced a dense area plume of smoke that is moving northeast to southern Alberta province of Canada and is combined with the smoke from Washington. The overall smoke from this fire burning during the last few days can be seen stretching from southeast British Columbia into southern/central sections of Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba to southern Ontario and southeastward into North Dakota, and the states around the Great Lakes, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and Michigan. Oregon/Idaho/Wyoming/southwestern Montana/Utah/California: A fire in Hood River county of Oregon is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke, that is moving mainly northeast across the northwestern corner of Wasco county in Oregon to Klickitat county of Washington. Three fires in Idaho, Valley, and Custer counties of Idaho are producing moderately dense to locally dense plumes of smoke that are fanning out to the east. A fire in Ravalili county of Montana is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke which is moving northeast across northern Ravalili county to the central Granite county in Montana. Two fires in Park and Teton counties of Wyoming are burning and producing moderately dense to locally very dense plumes of smoke that are fanning out to the northeast. Especially, the one in Park county is very impressive and the smoke from this fire has extended from central Park county across Big Horn county in Wyoming to Big Horn county in Montana. A fire in Millaro county Utah is emitting a moderately dense plume of smoke that is swirling along the border between Sevier and Sanpete counties in Utah. Fires in Trinity and Tuolumne counties of California are producing thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are mainly moving northeast, and a fire in Tulare county in California is producing moderately a dense plume of smoke moving southeast. Texas and Florida: A fire in Mills county in Texas is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving north. A fire along the boundary between Marion and Lake counties of Florida is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is swirling around Putnam and Marion counties of Florida. Zhong