DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1515Z JULY 2, 2008
North Carolina/Virginia: Light to moderately dense smoke can be seen emanating from the South 1 and Evans Rd fires. The smoke plume from the South 1 fire appears to be moving towards the southeast, whereas the Evans Rd. smoke plume is moving east. In addition, both plumes extend out between 50-75km. Upper Midwest: Light to moderately dense smoke from the Saskatchewan fires has moved down into North and South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Lighter smoke from these fires continue to move in a southerly direction. California: Numerous wildfires throughout the state, especially in north-central California, and in Kern County, in south-central California, are producing moderately dense to dense smoke plumes. Smoke from the northern California fires are generally moving towards the southwest, whereas risidual smoke from yesterday's fires in central and southern California are moving off to the northeast. Canada: Several fires in east-central Saskatchewan are producing moderaly dense to dense smoke plumes. These plumes are moving south and extend out 200km from their sources of origin. Furthermore, light to moderately dense smoke from yesterday's fires have moved into southern Saskatchewan. Also, some risidual light smoke/haze from the California fires over the past week is now sitauted in northern British Columbia and northern Alberta. RCE