DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z September 08, 2007
California/Nevada: A wildfire on the border of Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties (Henry W. Coe State Park) is producing an area of thick smoke moving north into San Joaquin, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa and Sonoma counties. From this fire light smoke is fanning south with residual smoke as far south as 225 km from the source. Moderately dense smoke is moving north into northern California with the most eastern smoke edge combining with smoke from the Plumas National Forest wildfire. The wildfire in Lassen and Plumas counties (Plumas National Forest) is producing an area of very thick smoke moving east into northern and western sections of Nevada. Moderately dense smoke is moving into central sections of northern Nevada. An area of thick smoke is located in eastern Nevada and extends east into northern Utah crossing over the Great Salt Lake. Oregon/Washington A wildfire in the Deschutes National Forest (Deschutes county) is emitting a light to moderately dense area of smoke moving south into northern Lake and Klamath counties. To the north and on the border of Jefferson and Wasco counties a fire is producing a light smoke plume moving south into Deschutes and Crook counties. In Washington State a fire in Yakima county is producing an area of moderately dense smoke moving south SE. Smoke is staying within the county border based on latest satellite imagery. Idaho/Montana/Utah/Washington: Wildfires in central Idaho are producing an area of moderately dense to dense smoke moving east into southwest Montana. Light smoke is reaching south central Montana and northwest Wyoming. Numerous fires in the agricultural areas of northwest Idaho in Kootenai, Benewah and Lewis counties and in northeast Whitman county Washington are producing an area of thin smoke moving slowly east. Northeast/Mid Atlantic: Residual smoke from the western US wildfires continues to linger along the east coast and is mixed with haze. The area is becoming more diffuse and generally thinner. The smoke extends south from just north of Maine to northern and eastern sections of Virginia with possible smoke reaching northeast North Carolina. Smoke extends into western Pennsylvania and New York and east into the Atlantic. Hawaii: A fire on north Maui Island is producing a narrow plume of smoke extending west and reaching the southern section of Lanai Island. J Kibler