DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1445Z JULY 7, 2008
St. Lawrence Valley and Ontario: Residual smoke from fires in Saskatchewan and Manitoba can be seen moving east across Gulf of the St Lawrence back into New Brunswick. Other residue smoke can be seen of north-central Ontario and across James Bay. Northest US: Smoke covers much of eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon. This extends over the northern half of Idaho and all Montana as well the the border region with Canada. California: Relatively small plumes from the ongoing fires in northern and central California are drifting south and southwestward over the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley. Some of this smoke may extend off the coast but low stratus clouds precludes detectection. Alaska and Northwestern Canada: Smoke from the ongoing fires in eastern Alaska (One fire was about 55 km to the south-southeast of Fort Yukon and the other about 50 km to the north of Fort Yukon) are somewhat entrap in a low pressure system and are still lingering across central Alaska and into northwesterm Yukon Territory and into Mackenzie Bay on the Beaufort Sea. Baldwin