DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Upper Mississippi/Lower Ohio River Valleys: A large area of SO2 from Kasatochi eruption, summer haze including some pollution (sources can distinctly be seen today over E IL) and very light smoke mixed it can be seen north of the cirrus of Hurricane Gustav across all of IL and IA, N MO, S and C OH, W WI and E MN (IN is in a clearing of the haze). The moderately dense area is centered over N IL, E IA and is moving north along the MS River into southern Canada. California: The Burnside fire is producing thin smoke that is drifting SW no more than 15km and is about 7km wide. A fire in the northern central valley near Clayton and Lincoln in far SW Placer county is producing a nice fan of thin to moderate smoke that is moving SE (though fans from S to E) and covers much of El Dorado and W Amador county and far NE Sacramento county. Both the Siskiyou/Blue 2 Complex and Panther Complexes are producing plumes of thin smoke that extend WSW across S Del Norte county to the coastline. Both plumes are about 10km wide. A fire near Hume and Kings Canyon Natl Park has been producing thin smoke that has been wafting in the valleys north, west and northeast of it with moderate smoke near the source. The smoke has been mostly contained in eastern Fresno county with a bit seen over central Madera. Oregon: A fire along the NE Jackson/Klamath county line is producing a small amount of thin smoke that was moving west in the low levels (west of the mtn ridge) but with increased westerlies aloft, has begun to drift eastward into Klamath county about 5-10km so far. The width is less than 5km. Alaska: A large fire along the upper eastern reaches of the Sheenjek River in NW AK (67N144W) is producing thin to moderate smoke that is extending due west. There are two distinct plumes from each active portion (north and south) of the fire, though combined the plume extends 40km and is about 33km wide. Gallina