DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z September 20, 2007
Alaska: The fires in far north central Alaska are still burning and producing locally very dense plumes of smoke, that in the south are moving easterly then northwesterly and that in the north are moving north northwesterly. Washington and Idaho: The fires in central Idaho still burning, but the cloud covered most of the areas; however, a area of thin smoke can be seen from the central of Washington-Idaho boudary all the way south to the ID-WA-OR three states' border. Arizona: Several fires in central, southern, and southeastern of Coconino county and southern Apache county are producing thin to moderately dense and very narrow plumes of smoke that are moving north northeastward and are reaching southern Utah. Utah: A fire in Carbon-Emery-Sanpete three counties' intersection is producing a locally dense plume of smoke that is moving northerly across Utah and Wasatch into northern Duchesne county. Wyoming: A fire in southern Carbon county is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving northerly into northern Carbon county. Manitoba and Minnesota: Many fires in soutern Manitoba south of Lake Winnipeg and northern Minnesota are producing thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving southerly and influencing locally. Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi/Alabama: Many fires in this area are producin thin plumes of smoke that are moving southwesterly and influencing locally. Zhong