DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0140Z JULY 25, 2008
Northern California: Wildfires in the northern third of the state are producing moderately dense to dense smoke plumes in the upper San Joaquin and Napa Valleys. Most of this smoke is drifting north and east into southwestern Oregon. In addition, the extent of the smoke appears to parallel 123 degrees West, from just north of San Francisco, north to Portland, Oregon. Also, lighter smoke has drifted into northern Nevada, eastern Oregon, southern Idaho, southern Montana, and northern Wyoming. Lastly, a moderately dense to dense smoke plume in Monterey County is moving to the east, and extends into San Benito County. Kansas: A few agricultural fires in the south-central region of the state were producing very light smoke. These smoke plumes were moving to the north earlier this evening. Washington: Earlier this evening, a moderately dense smoke plume in Grant County, and another one in Okanogan County were moving to the west and northwest. Canada: Numerous large fires in northern Saskatchewan are producing moderately dense to dense smoke plumes. Most of the smoke originates around Lake Athabasca and extends south and east between 450-500km. Because of clouds obscuring some of the smoke, it is unknown how far east the smoke extends. Also, around Great Slave Lake, in the southern region of the Northwest Territories, moderately dense to dense smoke extends east, to just north of the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. In addition, earlier this afternoon, light smoke was covering northern Ontario, and over Hudson Bay. RCE