DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z JUNE 29, 2008
North Carolina/Virginia: The South 1 wildfire is producing a narrow, dense smoke plume which extends to the northeast from the fire in the Dismal Swamp along the border of North Carolina and Virginia to Norfolk. As the smoke plume moves further out over the Atlantic Ocean, the dense smoke becomes much lighter and expands to the north near the coastline of southern New England. The Evans Road wildfire flared up earlier this afternoon producing light to moderately dense. The smoke extends to the east over the Outer Banks and continues to move east over the Atlantic Ocean. Northern Plains: Light to moderately dense smoke from the Saskatchewan fires is moving south over the western Dakotas, eastern Montana, eastern Wyoming, eastern Nebraska, and north-central Kansas. California/Oregon: Several large wildfires and numerous smaller wildfires in northern California continue to emit large amounts of moderately dense to dense smoke which fills the entire San Joaquin valley and coastal areas from near Big Sur up the coast and over the western half of Oregon. Canada: In northern Saskatchewan south of Lake Athabasca, numerous fires are producing light, moderately dense, and dense smoke. Most of these plumes are moving off to the south and southeast, over the rest of Saskatchewan, western Manitoba, and also into the northern plains of the United States. One dense smoke plume in particular is located near 55N and 103W, moving to the southeast and extending out 170km from the source. RCE