DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z August 21, 2006.
Northwest US/British Columbia/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba: Wildfires throughout northern California, western Oregon, northern Washington, central Idaho and smaller fires in British Columbia and Alberta are all producing smoke that has combined to form one massive area of smoke that covers much of the northwest United States and south central Canada. This massive area of smoke covers northern California, almost all of Oregon and Washington, north central Idaho, northern Montana, and southern British Columbia/Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba. The most very dense plumes of smoke are coming from wildfires in the National Forest's of northern California, several fires in northwest Oregon, the enormous wildfire in Okanogan National Forest of northern Washington and the fires throughout the forested area of central Idaho. All the smoke from these fires seems to be moving north to northeast, into southern British Columbia, then moving directly east across Alberta/Manitoba/Saskatchewan and northern Montana. California: Fires located in Tulare county of central California are producing moderately dense smoke that is moving to the north. Texas: The fires on the border of Stephens and Palo Pinto counties of central Texas are producing a plume of moderately dense smoke that is moving to the northwest. Wyoming: Several fires are burning throughout the Rocky Mountains in northwestern Wyoming and producing moderately dense smoke plumes that are moving off to the east. A fire located in Campbell county of eastern Wyoming is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is fanning out to the south. Banks