DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z August 18, 2006.
Washington/Oregon/Idaho: The cluster of large fires burning in the Okanogan National Forest in north central Washington state were responsible for a large area of locally dense smoke which was spreading southward and covered most of Okanogan county, portion of Chelan county, and all of Douglas and Grant counties. The residues from this fire burning yesterday night and this morning has covered southern Washington, northern Oregon, and panhandle area of Idaho. The large fire in Deschutes county of Oregon is still burning this evening and is producing a very dense plume of smoke that is fanning out and has covered most of Linn county and northeastern part of Lane county of Oregon. Northern California: Two fires in Siskiyou county of northern California are producing moderately dense to locally dense plumes of smoke that are swirling around the boundary among Siskiyou, Trinity, and Humboldt counties. Nevada/Idaho/Wyoming: The very large fires burning in central Elko County of northeastern Nevada are producing massive plumes of dense smoke moving northeast and cutting the southeastern corner of Idaho to the boundary between Idaho and Wyoming. The big fire along the border of Teton and Fermont counties of Wyoming is still burning and producing a moderately dense to locally dense plume of smoke moving northeast across Fermont and Park county to the eastern Big Horn county in northern Wyoming. Another fire in northwestern Bingham county of Idaho is producing a narrow plume of moderately dense smoke moving northeast across Jefferson, Madison, and Teton counties to the boundary between Idaho and Wyoming. Oklahoma: Two large fires in central Pittsbrug county and southern Murray county of Oklahoma are producing moderately dense to locally dense plumes of smoke moving northward. The smoke from the fire in Pittsburg is covered by clouds, so it is difficult to tell how significant the smoke is; however, the dense smoke from Murray fire has extended about 90 km to the north NE. Manitoba: Several fires eastern Lake Winnipeg near border between Manitoba and Ontario provinces of Canada are producing moderately dense plumes of smoke moving eastward across the border to central western Ontario. Zhong