DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1445Z July 8, 2007
South Dakota: A fire in southwestern South Dakota in Fall River county is producing smoke but the extent is undetermined because of weather clouds in the region. Four Corners region: Smoke from fires in southern Utah in Millard county, and northwest Arizona in northern Mohave county, appear to have combined to form a large area of thick smoke over western Colorado and northwest New Mexico west of the Rockies, as well as lighter smoke in eastern Utah and northeastern Arizona. California/Nevada/Oregon: Again...a very large area of light to moderate smoke is the result of the combination of smoke from fires in northern California (Plumas county), southeastern Oregon (northern Harney county), and northern Nevada (Humboldt and Pershing counties). This smoke covers parts of northern California and southeast Oregon, and most of northern Nevada, southern Idaho, northern Utah and all of Wyoming. The ongoing fire in Santa Barbara county in souther California is producing very little smoke. Washington: Two fires in southeast Chelan county and Yakima county in south-central Washington are producing small plumes of smoke to the southeast. Alaska/Canada: Smoke continues to emanate from a fire in west-central Alaska in Yukon-Koyukuk county. Also, smoke covers much of northern Yukon province and western Northwest Territory west of the Great Bear Lake. Baldwin