Monday June 23, 2008

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z JUNE 24, 2008


Northern California:
A large complex of wildfires burning in the Trinity National Forest
(Trinity County) are producing dense to very dense smoke moving east
across northern California. Moderately dense smoke spreads across parts
of far northern California and southern Oregon and into western/northern
Nevada.  Light smoke spreads over parts of south and east sections
of Oregon.  Left over smoke from this fire burning yesterday spreads
into parts of far eastern Oregon, southern/central Idaho and into west
central Wyoming.  Another complex of fires burning in the Klamath National
Forest in Siskiyou county is producing a large area of moderately dense
to dense smoke moving east into central/eastern portions of the county.
Some light smoke spread into southern Oregon.
Wildfire complex on the border of Plumas and Butte counties and another
in southeast Plumas county are producing an overall area of dense to very
dense smoke moving east into western Nevada.  Wildfires in Mendocino
County are producing dense smoke south and southeast into neighboring
counties with smoke eventually combing with other smoke plumes from the
many northern California wildfires.

Mid/Southern California:
The Indians fire in Monterey County (Big Sur) continues to generate large
amounts of moderately dense to dense smoke south across southern/central
California.  Smoke also spreads into the Pacific Ocean across the
Channel Islands and as far south as paralleling the Baja Peninsula.
Another wildfire on the border of Madera/Mariposa county is emitting
moderately dense to dense smoke moving north into Tuolumne and Alpine
counties.  Some dense smoke is fanning south.  Another wildfire on the
Tulare and Inyo county border is emitting moderately dense smoke moving
east across Inyo county.  Earlier in the day smoke was moving southwest
before the shift east.

Arizona:
A wildfire in Saguaro National Park (Pima County) is producing light
to moderately dense smoke northeast into Cochise and Graham counties.
In the Apache National Forest (Greenlee county) a fire is emitting light
to moderately dense smoke east into Apache county Arizona and Catron
county New Mexico.

Southwest Missouri and surrounding states:
Numerous agricultural/prescribe burns are producing an area of light
smoke.  The smoke is remaining mostly stationary, but the area of smoke
is large enough to affect southern Illinois, the western tip of Kentucky,
western Tennessee and southwest Missouri.

Southeast Northwest Territory:
A few fires (3 of them) are producing light to moderately dense smoke
west towards Great Slave Lake.

J Kibler






 


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.