DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0315Z UTC August 13, 2007
Idaho, Montana, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Wyoming, North Dakota, Manitoba and Minnesota: The fires primarily in central Idaho and western Montana (but also in southeastern Idaho and northern Wyoming) continue to produce large plumes of dense to very dense smoke that extend northeastward and eastward. As a result, Idaho (except for parts of southern Idaho), Montana, southern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, northern Wyoming and northern Minnesota are covered with moderate to dense to very dense smoke and North Dakota, and southern Minnesota have light to moderate smoke. Oregon and Washington: The fire in northwest Jefferson County is producing a long narrow plume of dense to very dense smoke that extends far into Washington almost reaching the Canadian border. This fire as well as remnants from previous days fires in Idaho and Montana are also producing the light smoke that covers most of central and northern Oregon and eastern and central Washington. U.S. Midwest and Ontario: Light smoke from todays Montana/Idaho fires extends eastward as far as the U.S. Midwest including most of Illinois, most of Indiana, Ohio except for northern Ohio, all of Michigan and Wisconsin, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron, and southeastern Ontario. Texas, Southeast US and adjacent waters: An area of haze mixed with light smoke extends from Texas, into the northern Gulf Of Mexico and U.S. Gulf Coast states, across northern Florida, over Georgia, South and North Carolina and southcentral Virginia (and the adjacent part of the Atlantic Ocean). The smoke is a remnant of previous days' fires in the U.S. northwest. In addition a few small plumes of mostly light smoke can be seen extending primarily southward from probable agricultural burns in Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. California: The Santa Barbara County fire continues to produce a large plume of dense smoke that extends toward the north northeast reaching the southeastern edge of Yosemite National Park. The fire near the Kings/Fresno/Monterey Counties' border region is producing a narrow moderate to dense plume that extends northward, becoming light smoke as it enters Mariposa County.