DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z AUGUST 27, 2008
Wyoming: The Gunbarrel Fire in central Park County is generating light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling to the east extending over 100km. There is another fire just west of the Gunbarrel Fire (or part of the same complex) which is also emitting light smoke which is merging the the smoke from the Gunbarrel Fire. In northeast Sublette County a fire is emanating light smoke which is moving to the east. Montana: On the border of Musselshell and Yellowstone counties a fire is producing light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling south through Yellowstone County and into northern Big Horn County where it nearly reaches the Wyoming border. Idaho: In northeastern Elmore County, a fire is emitting light to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the southeast through Camas county and into Lincoln County. In north central Bonneville County a fire is fanning out light smoke which is moving the east entering into Wyoming. Oregon: There are several fires in the western portion of the state which are generating light to moderately dense smoke. The most significant of these fires is the one located in Josephine County whose smoke is moderately dense and moving west through Curry County and over the Pacific. California: A fire in western Siskiyou County is generating light smoke which is traveling southwest into Humboldt County. In southwest Los Angeles County a fire is emanating light smoke which is rushing off to the south. Canada: North the Lake Athabasca extending into the Northwest Territories, there are several fires which appear to be generating smoke which is moving northeast but due to incoming cloud cover a clear assessment of the smoke density and extent cannot be made. -Salemi