DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z AUGUST 24, 2008
Montana: In Custer County, in the eastern region of the state, a moderately dense smoke is currently moving to the north and extends north into Dawson and Prairie counties. Wyoming: Several fires in Park County are producing moderately dense to dense smoke plumes. These plumes are rapidly moving to the east and extend out at least 100km into Big Horn and Johnson counties. Idaho: Along the border of Elmore and Camas counties, a dense smoke plume is moving off to the northeast into Custer County. Residual light to moderately dense smoke from the same plume was situated over the area earlier this afternoon, further to the northeast into east-central Idaho. Also, a fire along the border of Idaho and Lemhi counties is producing a moderately dense to dense smoke plume, which extends into extreme western Montana. Tennessee: In Cocke County, a moderately dense smoke plume earlier this afternoon was observed moving to the west and extended out 30 km. Due to weather clouds however, the smoke became obscured from view later this evening. Upper Midwest/Great Lakes Region/ Central Canada: Residual pockets of light smoke could be seen on early morning visible imagery over most of South Dakota and northern Nebraska, and also over Minnesota, northern Wisconsin, northern Michigan, and southern Ontario. The smoke was drifting off to the east before it dissipated. Furthermore, another batch of light smoke over eastern Alberta, Saskatchewan, and the southern region of the Northwest Territories was also seen moving to the east earlier today. RCE