Sunday, July 8, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1445Z July 8, 2007

South Dakota:
A fire in southwestern South Dakota in Fall River county is producing
smoke but the extent is undetermined because of weather clouds in
the region.

Four Corners region:
Smoke from fires in southern Utah in Millard county, and northwest
Arizona in northern Mohave county, appear to have combined to form
a large area of thick smoke over western Colorado and northwest New
Mexico west of the Rockies, as well as lighter smoke in eastern Utah
and northeastern Arizona.

California/Nevada/Oregon:
Again...a very large area of light to moderate smoke is the result of
the combination of smoke from fires in northern California (Plumas
county), southeastern Oregon (northern Harney county), and northern
Nevada (Humboldt and Pershing counties).  This smoke covers parts of
northern California and southeast Oregon, and most of northern Nevada,
southern Idaho, northern Utah and all of Wyoming.  The ongoing fire in
Santa Barbara county in souther California is producing very little smoke.

Washington:
Two fires in southeast Chelan county and Yakima county in south-central
Washington are producing small plumes of smoke to the southeast.

Alaska/Canada:

Smoke continues to emanate from a fire in west-central Alaska in
Yukon-Koyukuk county.  Also, smoke covers much of northern Yukon province
and western Northwest Territory west of the Great Bear Lake.

Baldwin


 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.