DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z June 18, 2007
Quebec: Numerous fires are already being seen across parts of central Quebec in GOES East morning/early afternoon imagery. The fires are producing light to moderately dense plumes of smoke across the province. A majority of the plumes are heading in an easterly direction. Some smoke is close to being classified as thick. Alberta/Saskatchewan: The Complex of fires in Wood Buffalo National Park just west of Lake Athabasca continue to output moderately dense to thick smoke moving southeast across northeast Alberta and crossing the border into northwest Saskatchewan. Smoke in central Saskatchewan can be considered light in density and most likely from yesterday. California: A fire on the border of Kings/Fresno county is emitting a light to moderately dense smoke plume. The smoke is moving south across western Kings county. Northwest Territories: A fire along the Mackenzie River (near 65.3N 127.5W) just west of Great Bear Lake is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke moving southeast. Cloud cover is blocking the full view of smoke. J Kibler