DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z UTC August 8, 2007
Eastern US: A large area of remnant smoke from the ID/MT fires mixed with haze can be seen stretching from the Great Lakes region, out over the Atlantic Ocean, moving south along the Mississippi River and into the Gulf of Mexico/southern Florida. The massive area of smoke seemed to have shifted closer to the east coast and out over the Atlantic Ocean later in the evening. Michigan: The fire in Luce county was seen producing dense to very dense smoke early in the evening that was moving to the north into southern Ontario. Later in the evening the smoke was mixed in with clouds and was unable to determine in which direction it was moving as it got mixed in with the massive area of smoke moving east from the fires in Montana and Idaho. Arizona: A fire in Coconino county is producing a light plume of smoke that is moving to the east northeast, not extending very far from the fire. Minnesota: A large group of fires on the northern tip of Minnesota can be seen producing plumes of light to moderately dense smoke that are moving to the east southeast. California: The large fire in Santa Barbara county of southwest California continues to produce large amounts of dense smoke that is fanning out to the southeast. Further north a fire in Calaveras county flared up late in the evening and is producing moderately dense smoke that is moving to the northeast. Just north of that, a fire in Yuba county has given off several puffs of light to moderately dense smoke that is moving to the northeast, but looks to be dying out. Oregon: Several fires in southeast Oregon are producing large plumes of moderately dense to dense smoke that are moving directly to the east into southern Idaho. There is also a fire in north central Oregon that is producing moderately dense smoke that is moving to the east. Idaho/Montana/Canada/Dakota's/Minnesota: The enormous fires throughout central Idaho and western Montana continued producing massive amounts of very dense smoke throughout the day. The massive plume of smoke is heading slightly to the northeast, where it moves into central Saskatchewan and Manitoba before moving back to the southeast into the Dakota's and Minnesota. The densest part of this massive area of smoke can be found moving through most of Montana, and into central Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Banks