DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z July 29, 2006.

California/Oregon:
Dense smoke from wildfires in central Oregon and northern California is
moving to the northeast through northern Idaho and thins out by the time
it reaches southern British-Columbia.

Northern Plains/Northwest U.S.:
Dense smoke is clearly visible in satellite imagery across Wyoming,
Montana, Nebraska and the Dakota's.  This massive area of smoke is a
combination of smoke from yesterdays fires and smoke from wildfires that
have burned through the night.

Canada:
Wildfires surrounding Lake Athabasca in northwest Saskatchewan are
producing dense plume of smoke that are moving to the southeast through
central Saskatchewan, across Manitoba and into western Ontario.

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.