DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z JUNE 13, 2008
North Carolina: Moderately dense to dense smoke from the Evans Road fire extends toward the west covering most of eastern NC and extending north into western Virgina and to the east over the Atlantic Ocean. At its furthest extent east, the plume is between 25-37 N out to 50 W from the east coast. The South 1 fire is producing moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving to the west along the Virginia/NC border merging with the smoke from the Evans Road fire. Colorado: The Bridger fire in Las Animas County is emitting light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling to the northeast extending over 150km. Utah: East central Millard county near Mt. Katherine is the location of a fire which is generating light smoke which is being transported 180km to the southeast. Another fire in southeast Beaver county, southeast of the town of Beaver, is emitting light smoke moving to the southeast extending over 140km. Nevada: Smoke from a fire in north central Nye county, in the central Monitor range, is light to moderate and traveling to the southeast over 60km. California: In central Butte county, the Humbolt fire is emanating moderately dense to dense smoke which is spreading out as it travels to the south. Light smoke from a smaller fire in southwest Tahama county, near Ball Mountain, is merging with the Humbolt fire smoke. Along the west coast in Monterey county moderately dense to dense smoke from the Indians fire was moving to the west earlier today but has shifted to the east as the day has progressed. The western portion of the smoke is over the Pacific traveling to the northwest 70km before being obscured by a marine cloud and merging with the smoke from the Martin fire in Santa Cruz county. The smoke traveling east from Indians fire has reached the southwestern border of Monterey and Fresno counties over Cholame Mountains. Canada: There are several fires in northern Saskatchewan are producing light to dense smoke. Clouds have obscured the view from late afternoon to evening but earlier the smoke could be seen moving north and then being transported to the east extending all the way across the Hudson Bay reaching the western coast of Quebec. Salemi