DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z June 19, 2007
US East Coast: A large area of smoke/haze can be seen stretching from the coastline of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and southern New Jersey to nearly 500 NMI into the Atlantic Ocean. This area of smoke is probably the result of residual smoke from the fires in central Quebec moving down the Atlantic Coast. Yukon Territory: A large area of moderately dense to dense smoke can be seen extending from the central Yukon Territory and moving to the southwest. Alberta/Saskatchewan/North Central Plains: A large area of moderately dense to dense residual smoke from the large fires in northern Saskatchewan/Alberta can be seen moving across southern Sasakatchewan, down into southern Manitoba, across both North and South Dakota and into Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. The large fires that produced this area of smoke continue to burn today, just west of Lake Athabasca in northern Alberta, and are producing dense plumes of smoke that are moving directly to the south. Quebec: The fires that are spreading throughout central Quebec can be seen very easily in IR, but due to large weather clouds in the area, it is very difficult to see any smoke. However, residual smoke can be seen moving southeast over New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and ultimately into the Atlantic Ocean. Banks