DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z JULY 30, 2008
General extent of smoke from northern California and Canadian fires: A large portion of the United States is being blanketed by light smoke from the northern California fires and the Canadian fires. The states affected include: CA, OR, WA, ID, MT, WY, CO, NV, ND, SD, NE, KS, IA, IN ,IL, OH, KY, PA, WV, VA, MD, DE, NY and MA. The smoke also extends north into British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan. California: The fires in northern California continue to emit moderately dense to dense smoke. The densest of this smoke is moving to the north and remains within northern California and Oregon. The extent of the dispersed/lighter smoke from these fires is described above. The Telegraph fire in Mariposa County continues to emit moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving both northwest and south. The southern portion of the smoke reaches Kern County while the northern portion enters into Nevada covering over 200km and reaching Churchill County. Smoke can also be seen coming from the northwestern portion of Monterey county fanning out to the east. Wyoming: In northern Sublette County a large fire has emerged generating dense smoke which is traveling to the east covering 150km. North of this fire in Park County, the Gunbarrel fire continues to emanate moderately dense to dense smoke which is also moving to the east. Montana: The Cascade fire located in Carson County continues to burn and generate moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving to the east. Canada: The fires near Lake Athabasca and The Great Slave Lake continue to burn and produce smoke. Due to the large amount of clouds in the area the total extent of the smoke is indeterminable. Through breaks in the clouds smoke can be seen crossing the Hudson Bay, across northern Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The smoke then appears to follow along the border of the Northwest Territories and The Yukon Territory extending out into the Beaufort Sea. -Salemi