DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0135Z September 12, 2007
Alaska: The bright fires in the central North Slope, north of the Brooks Range, are producing moderately dense to locally dense plumes of smoke that are moving northward. Washington/Oregon/Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/South Dakota: The large fires in central Idaho, Jefferson county of Oregon, and Ferry, Chelan, and Kittitas counties of northern Washington are producing moderately dense to locally very dense plumes of easterly smoke which has covered a large area from central Washington and Oregon to central South Dakota. The most dense portion of the smoke is now influencing central Idaho and western Montana. Alberta/Manitoba/North Dakota/Minnesota: A fire in southern Alberta is producing a thin to moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving easterly across the Alberta-Saskatchewan border into southwestern Saskatchewan. A lot of fires in southern Manitoba just south of Lake Winnipeg are producing a thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving southerly across the US-Canada border into northern North Dakota and northern Minnesota. California/Nevada/Utah/Wyoming/Colorado: The big fires in the Plumas National Forest of northern Plumas county in northeastern California are producing locally dense plumes of smoke that are mainly moving easterly with the most dense portion of the smoke influencing northern half California. The fire in southern Lincoln county of southwestern Wyoming is producing a locally dense plume of smoke that is also moving to the east with the most dense portion of the smoke influencing the southwestern Wyoming. Moreover, the residual smoke from both fires are nor formed a large area which has covered northern California, northern Nevada, northern Utah, southern Wyoming, and northern Colorado. A fire in southern Ventura county of southern California is producing a moderately dense plume of smoke that is moving easterly into central of southern Ventura county. Missouri/Kentucky/Tennessee/Arkansas: Many fires in southeastern corner of Missouri near Mississippi river are producing thin to moderately dense plumes of smoke that are moving southerly into the intersection of Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas four states boundary. Kansas/Oklahoma: Many fires in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma are producing moderately dense plumes of smoke that are mainly moving southward and influencing locally. Zhong