Thursday, September 27, 2007

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 28, 2007

Central United States:
Many fires throughout Kansas, northern Texas and southeastern Colorado are
producing plumes of light to moderately dense smoke that are moving mainly
to the east southeast.  However the fire in Las Animas County, Colorado
is producing a light plume of smoke that is flaring out to the north.

Canada/North Dakota:
Fires in western and central Manitoba, eastern Saskatchewan and northern
North Dakota are all producing light plumes of smoke that are all moving
to the southeast.  These plumes are not extending very far before the
smoke is unable to be seen in visible imagery.

Wyoming:
A fire in Hot Springs County flared up late in the evening and is
producing a plume of moderately dense smoke that is spreading out to
the north before it is unable to be seen due to lack of visible imagery.

Idaho:
A large fire in Owyhee County is producing a moderately dense plume of
smoke that is extending to the northeast into central Idaho.  A fire in
Custer County of central Idaho is producing a light smoke plume that is
moving to the northeast.

Oregon:
A large fire in Wallowa County is producing a moderately dense plume of
smoke that is moving to the northeast into Idaho.

Several fires in western Oregon are producing a range of light to dense
smoke that is moving to the east northeast.  The fire producing the most
dense smoke is located in Lane County.

California:
Fires in northcentral California are producing brief light plumes of
smoke that are moving to the north.


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Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.