DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z July 25, 2006.

Washington:
A rather large fire broke out this afternoon in the Okanogan National
Forest in Okanogan county.  It is producing dense smoke that is was
originally fanning out to both the east and the south, but now seems to
moving continuously southeast.

Oregon/Idaho:
A fire located within the Deschutes National Forest of central Oregon
is produced a light puff of smoke that has detached from the fire and
is moving northeast.
A fire on the border of Baker county, Oregon and Adams county, Idaho is
producing a dense plume of smoke that is fanning out in all directions
and staying local to the fire.
In Valley county of north-central Idaho a fire is producing light smoke
that is moving directly east.

California:
A fire in Monterey county of southwest California is producing a
moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving to the north. A fire
on the border of Ventura and Kern counties in the Los Padres National
Forest is producing a light plume of smoke that is moving to the south.

Texas:
In Comanche county of central Texas a fire is producing a light plume
of smoke that is moving off to the northwest.

Minnesota:
A fire in Marshall county of northwest Minnesota is producing a moderately
dense plume of smoke that is moving south to southeast.

Alaska/Yukon Territory:
A large wildfire in eastern Yukon-Koyukuk county is producing dense
smoke that is moving west across the central portion of Alaska.
The wildfires up and down the mountains along the Alaskan/Yukon Territory
border continue to produce massive amounts of dense smoke that is
spreading to both the west and southeast.  This giant area of smoke is
reach central British Columbia and western Alberta.

Northwest Territories/Southeast Yukon Territory:
Several wildfires in the southern Northwest Territories and in the
southeast Yukon Territory are producing dense to very dense plumes of
smoke that are moving east to southeast and affecting northern Alberta
and northern British Columbia.

Saskatchewan:
The wildfires surrounding Lake Athabasca continue to produce massive
amounts of dense smoke that is moving in a southeastern direction
covering the eastern half of Saskatchewan, almost all of Manitoba and
lighter portions of smoke are moving into the northern United States.

Banks

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.