DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z September 4, 2005
Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Alberta/Saskatchewan: Numerous fires continue to burn over north central Idaho and are producing a broad plume of dense smoke (about 200 km wide) that extends to the northeast across western Montana into north central Montana and southern Alberta and Saskatchewan extending as far east as the Montana/North Dakota border. Three separated fires are a bit further south: near Idaho City, near Ketchum and near Stanley. Each is producing a plume of smoke that extends to the northeast and merges with the larger area of smoke. Another fire at the north end of the Palisades reservoir in east Idaho is producing a narrow plume of moderately dense smoke about 35 km wide that extends to the northeast across northwest Wyoming. California: A fire in the Sequoia National Forest near Hume is producing a plume of moderately dense smoke extending east northeast into northwest Inyo county and reaching the Nevada border. A fire near Lebec and the Tejon Pass is producing a plume of moderately dense smoke 75 km wide that extends to the northeast across Kern and into northeast Tulare county. Minnesota: An area of dense smoke moving towards the east southeast covers most of the northeast quarter of Minnesota. This area of smoke originated from the fires burning in Idaho. Ruminski