DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z JUNE 26, 2008
California/Western US: Several large wildfires and numerous smaller wildfires in the north central part of California continue to emit a large mass of smoke which covers much of California, northern Nevada, southern Idaho, northern Utah, and western Wyoming. Much of the smoke is moderately dense to dense, which covers much of northern and central California, and is drifting to the south and east. The moderately dense to dense smoke also extends northeastward over southeastern Oregon, northern and western Nevada, southern Idaho, southwestern Montana, and western Wyoming. Over coastal west central California, the Indian fire in Monterrey County continues to produce moderately dense smoke and extends to the south, where lighter smoke from yesterday is still present, specifically in San Luis Obispo County. Lighter smoke is also found to the east in the Mojave Desert. New Mexico/Southern Plains: In Chaves County, in southeast Arizona, a moderatetly dense to dense smoke plume is moving to the north. Lighter smoke from this plume is making its way up to the border of New Mexico and Colorado, and also into the panhandle of Texas. In addition, more light smoke is extending east into southern Kansas and through much of the state of Oklahoma. North Carolina/Virginia: Leftover light smoke from the Evans Road and South 1 fires can be found offshore and the smoke extends to the east 500km over the Atlantic.