DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z June 20, 2007
US East Coast: A large area of smoke/haze, much of it moderately dense, 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 mix of haze and smoke is likely the result of the air mass over the mid Atlantic states, which is conducive for haze, and residual smoke from the past several days. Quebec: A large number of fires continue to rage over central Quebec. Smoke detection was inhibited somewhat by an extensive area of clouds spreading over the region. However, it was able to be determined that most of the smoke was moving to the north and northeast into northern Quebec and Labrador ahead of the weather system. Through the morning and early afternoon, some smoke was seen drifting to the southeast across portions of Maine and into the Atlantic. Yukon Territory/Northwest Territory: Several fires over the southern Yukon were producing moderately dense to dense smoke that was moving south and then southwest into the northern Gulf of Alaska. A large fire west of Great Bear Lake was producing a dense plume of smoke that was moving south and reached the southern border of the territory. Alaska: A fire in east central Alaska near Circle Hot Springs was producing a dense smoke plume that was moving to the southwest reaching the Alaska Range. Another fire along the Alaska/Yukon border was pumping out dense smoke that was also drifting to the southwest across the Wrangell Mountains. Alberta/Saskatchewan/North Central Plains: Extensive clouds make detection of smoke around the fire west of Lake Athabasca difficult this evening although some glimpes indicate that it is moving south. Residual smoke from these fires was seen near sunset stretching across eastern North Dakota, Minnesota, northern Iowa and into Wisconsin and northern Illinois. Colorado/Utah/New Mexico: A fire in eastern Garfield county Colorado near Glenwod Springs is producing a dense plume of smoke that extends to the east, crossing the Rockies just south of Denver. A fire in eastern Juab county Utah is generating a light plume of smoke extending to the northeast. A fire in Sierra county New Mexico west of Truth or Consequences in the Black Range had a small plume exteding to the west reaching into eastern Grant county. California: A fire in southern Tulare county near Johnsondale in the Sequoia National Forest is producing an area of light smoke that is genrally drifting to the north. Ruminski