DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z June 11, 2006.
Canada: A wildfire located in central Ontario continued producing a dense plume of smoke that is moving south. Alaska: The wildfire located in Faribanks North was visible again today as the cloud cover cleared up for a few hours. The fire is producing a massive amount of dense smoke that is moving north to northeast. Georgia: Fires in southeast Georgia are producing light plumes of smoke that are moving in a northeast direction. Middle/Lower Mississippi Valley: Agricultural fires along the Mississippi River continue to burn today, still producing light plumes of smoke that last only a few hours. A fire in southern Mississippi is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is heading south into the Gulf of Mexico. Southwest US: A fire in the Gila National Forest of Grant county, New Mexico is producing a moderately dense to dense plume of smoke that is moving northeast crossing into Sierra county. Two smaller fires north of that in Catron county are producing moderately dense plumes of smoke that are heading northeast but not crossing the county border. A fire on the border of Coconino and Navajo counties in central Arizona is producing a dense, yet narrow plume of smoke that is moving in a northeast direction. A fire further north in in Coconino National Forest is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is heading northeast and just crossing into northern Navajo county. There is a fire in Lincoln county of southern Nevada that is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving northeast. In Sevier county, Utah there is a fire burning in the Fishlake National Forest that is producing a locally dense plume of smoke that is moving north and crossing into Sanpete county. Banks