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