DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z September 10, 2006
Northwestern U.S./British Columbia/Saskatchewan/Alberta/Northwest Territories: The fires that have spread throughout central and northern Idaho are producing smoke ranging from moderately dense to very dense that is spreading slightly to the east then heading directly to the north. This smoke combines with the dense smoke from the wildfire in Okanogan National Forest and moves to the north, covering mostly all of Alberta, up through central Northwest Territories and reaching as far as Victoria Island. This massive area of smoke is also affecting southeast British Colubmia, southwest Saskatchewan, western Montana and almost the entire northern half of Idaho. California: The wildfires that have spread throughout the national forest's of northwestern California are producing very dense smoke that is ultimately staying local to the fires and within the mountains, but some of the lighter smoke has strayed off to the east northeast through Oregon and into southern Idaho. Some of this smoke is also contributing to the massive area of smoke that has moved north throughout Canada. There is a fire in Santa Barbara county of southwest California that is producing moderatley dense smoke that is fanning out to the southwest out of ver the Pacific Ocean. Further to the southeast there is a larger fire on the border of Los Angeles and Ventura counties that is producing moderately dense to dense smoke that was originally moving to the north, but has shifted and seemd to be moving directly to the east. The smoke from this fire may be affecting the Los Angeles metro area. Lower Mississippi Valley: Enormous amounts of agricultural fires were burning throughout northern Louisianna, Arkansas and southern Missouri today; most were producing light plumes of smoke that were moving to the north, and fading away not to far from the fire. Manitoba: Fires along the southern portion of Manitoba are producing plumes of light smoke that is moving to the north. Ontario: The large fires along the central Manitoba and Ontario border are producing moderately dense to very dense smoke that is moving directly to the east and reaching as far as eastern Ontario. In central Ontario there are a handful of fires that are producing moderately dense smoke that is moving to the southeast over Lake Superior. Banks