DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1615Z September 11, 2006
Canada: Wildfires east of Lake Winnipeg (eastern Manitoba/western Ontario) are producing thick smoke moving north across both provinces. These fires have been burning since last Thursday. In central Ontario, just north of Lake Superior, there are several large fires surrounding Lake Nipigon producing moderately dense smoke moving to the north NE. The overall smoke coverage from the fires in the Northwest U.S. and central Canada (mentioned above) extends from Saskatchewan and stretches to central Quebec. The densest smoke is west of Quebec. California: The fire on the border of Ventura and Los Angele's are producing a plume of moderately dense to dense smoke moving north across southern California. A fire in Placer county (Eldorado National Forest), of central California is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke moving west. The wildfires in the Siskiyou and Salmon Mountains continue to produce dense smoke moving northwest into parts of southern Oregon. Smoke is also lingering in central Oregon from the direction of the smoke plume yesterday. Washington/British Columbia: The wildfire in Okanogan National Forest in northern Washington is producing dense smoke moving north, then east across British Columbia. The thickest part of the smoke plume is in southern British Columbia In southeast Washington, the fire in Umatilla National Forest is producing an area of thick smoke moving northwest across central Washington. Kibler