DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z JULY 17, 2008

Arkansas/Louisiana:
There are several smaller fires located in southern Arkansas and northern
Louisiana which are generating light smoke which is moving to the west.

Kansas:
There are many small agricultural burns occurring through central Kansas
which are producing light smoke which extends north through Nebraska
where it bends to the east entering central Iowa.

California/northwestern US:
The fires located in northern California continue to burn producing
moderately dense to dense smoke.  The smoke from the fires is moving
to the northeast through southeastern Oregon and northwestern Nevada
where it continues through Idaho and into Montana.  The Basin Complex in
Monterey county continues to emit moderately dense to dense smoke which
is staying localized within the county.  The majority of the state is
blanketed in light remnant smoke.

Washington:
A wildfire in southwest Yakima county in the Mt. Adams Wilderness Region
is spreading moderately dense smoke east across central Washington.



British Columbia:
A fire on Vancouver Island is emanating light to moderately dense smoke
which is traveling to the west and crosses the Strait of Georgia.

Manitoba:
In northern Manitoba near Lake Athabasca, several fires are emitting
light to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the southeast.

Northwest Territories:
Near the Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, there are
many fires which are producing moderately dense to dense smoke which
is moving to the southeast.  Also, there are several fires near the
Northwest Territories/Yukon Territory border which are producing light
to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the southeast.

-Salemi

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.