DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z September 01, 2007
Lower Mississippi Valley: Many of the agricultural fires along the Mississippi River are producing light, short (2-4 hours) puffs of smoke that are moving to the south a relatively long distance. Idaho/Montana/North Dakota/South Dakota/Canada/Minnesota/Iowa/Nebraska: The large complex of fires throughout central Idaho and western Montana continue to produce massive amounts of very dense smoke. This enormous area of smoke is originally moving slightly to the northeast, through Montana and into southern Canada where it then turns back to the southeast and moves down as far south as Iowa and Nebraska. The densest smoke can be found extending all the way through Montana, across North Dakota and just reaching into the north central portions of Minnesota. The fires that are mostly responsible for this enormous area of smoke are found throughout Idaho county, Idaho. Oregon: A large fire located on the border of Linn, Jefferson and Deschutes counties flared up late in the evening and is producing a plume of dense smoke that is extending to the northeast, just reaching the southern border of Washington State. California: Fires throughout Tehama and Fergus counties of northern California can be seen producing light plumes of smoke that are moving to the northeast. Alaska: The fire located near Fort Yukon, just north of Fairbanks, is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that was originally staying local to the fire, but has since moved towards the southwest. Banks