DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0220Z June 22, 2007
Alaska/Northwestern Canada: Fires just north of Homer and south of the Alaska range near Talkeetna in south central Alaska were emitting moderately dense to dense smoke plumes which were spreading in a north direction covering much of the Kenai peninsula, the upper Cook Inlet and the area south of the Alaska range. The fires southeast of Fairbanks, near Circle Hot Springs, and along the Alaskan/Canadian(Yukon Province) border in east central Alaska are produing moderately dense to locally very dense plumes of smoke that are moving to the north and crossing Alaska Range. Several fires in Fairbanks are produing moderately dense to locally dense plumes of smoke that are moving southerly. A residual smoke can be seen in eastern Alaska. A lot of fires east of Great Bear Lake in Northwest Territories of Canada were producing moderately dense plumes of smoke, but it cannot be seen this evening due to thick weather clouds. Alberta: The large fires west of Lake Athabasca were producing moderately dense to locally dense plumes of smokt that are moving to the northwest, but it cannot be seen this evening due to thick clouds. Labrador: Several fires over southwest and south central Labrador are producing moderately dense to localy dense plumes of smoke that were moving to the northwest into western Labrador. However, due to thick weather clouds, it cannot be seen this evening. Central Quebec: A big fire in central Quebec is producing a locally very dense plume of smoke that is moving to the south southeast. Idaho/Wyoming: A fire along the Cassia-Oneida County border in south central Idaho is producing a locally dense plume of smoke which is moving northeasterly to the Idaho-Wyoming state boundary. A fire in western Sublette county in Wyoming is producing a locally very dense plume of smoke that is fanning out to the east adn has covered almost all the Sublette county and the eastern panhandle of Fermont county. Montana: A fire in western border of Mineral county is producing a thin to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving northeasterly almost into southern Canada. Arizona: A fire in southern Graham near couty boundary is producing a locally dense plume of smoke that is fanning northeasterly and has covered the southeastern quarter of the county. Texas: A fire in Hudspeth county is prodcuing a moderately dense plume of narrow smoke that is moving southwesterly into northern Mexico. Kentuchy/Missouri/Tennessee/Arkansas: A lot of fires in this area are producing thin plumes of southerly smoke which are influence local areas. North Carolina and Virginia: Numerous fires in this area are producing thin plumes of southeasterly smoke. Zhong