DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1545Z UTC August 16, 2007
California/Nevad: The big fires in Santa Barbara are producing locally dense plumes of smoke and the residual smoke from these fires are still very dense and it's moving northward and has covered most portion of central California. A small portion of the smoke across the Nevada-California boundary into north of western Nevada. Northern Rockies/Northern Plains/Middle Mississippi Valley/Upper Great Lakes/Ohio Valley: The dense to very dense smoke from the outrageous firs in Idaho Panhandle and western Montana has covered a very broad area including Northern Rockies, Northern Plains, Middle Mississippi Valley, Upper Great Lakes, and Ohio Valley. The densest portion of the smoke is influencing mainly Northern Rockies and Northern Plains. East coast/the Atlantic/southern coast/Gulf of Mexico: East coast, the Atlantic, southern coast, and northern Gulf of Mexico has covered thin to moderately dense smoke from the large fires in western US including Idaho, Montana, and California. Zhong