DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z JULY 11, 2008
California/Nevada/Oregon/Idaho/Montana/Wyoming/Colorado: Numerous large wildfires burning across northern California and Napa Valley, in the counties of Humboldt, Mendocino Trinity, Tehama, Siskiyou and Shasta are producing area of dense to very dense smoke south to southeast across parts of northern/central California. The wildfires burning in Plumas, Butte, Placer and parts of Shasta counties are emitting dense to very dense smoke east into Nevada, southern Idaho and western Utah. The wildfire in Monterrey county (Big Sur) is producing very dense smoke towards the east NE across central sections of California. Most of California's northern and central sections are covered with dense to very dense smoke. This dense to very dense smoke is reaching parts of southeast Oregon, northern and central sections of Nevada, across parts of southern Idaho (southwest to northeast direction), southwest Montana and northwest Wyoming. Moderately dense smoke reaches parts of central/southern Nevada, most of Utah (except for the southern region), southern Wyoming and a large section of northern and western Colorado. Light smoke stretches across southern regions of central California, southern Nevada and sections of northern Colorado. Overall.....Lots of smoke. Washington/Idaho/Montana: Possible wildfires in Douglas, Chelan, Kittitas (all in the Wenatchee National Forest), Grant (north of Moses Lake), Benton (Saddle Mountains), Okanogan (Okanogan National Forest), Spokane (northeast of the city) and Nez Perce (Nez Perce National Historical Park in western Idaho) counties are producing an area of moderately dense to dense smoke south to southeast across a large section of central and eastern Washington into northern Idaho and now reaching western Montana. The moderately dense to dense smoke is combining to make one large overall plume. Oregon: A fire in northern Wasco county (Mt. Hood Wilderness Area) is producing a moderately dense to dense smoke plume moving south SE into Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler and Jefferson counties. In northern Jefferson county a fire is emitting light to moderately dense smoke moving southeast into Deschutes and Crook counties. Northern Saskatchewan/Northwest Territories: Wildfires burning north of Lake Athabasca are producing an area of moderately dense to dense smoke pushing north into the southern Northwest Territories region. Residual smoke from these fires is located in the north central Northwest Territories region and continues to move north. The wildfires west/northwest of Great Slave Lake continue to produce moderately dense to dense smoke. Some of the smoke from these fires is moving east across sections of Great Slave Lake while other fires are emitting smoke toward the southwest. Colorado: A wildfire in the Grand Mesa National Forest in west Mesa County is emitting light to moderately dense smoke east into Delta and Gunnison counties. A fire in northeast Mesa county is producing a light to moderately dense plume of smoke east into Garfield and Pitkin counties. The smoke from both of these fires is combining with the smoke from the California wildfires. Florida: A fire in south central Polk county is emitting light smoke northwest. The smoke is staying within county borders. A fire in northwest Dixie county is emitting light smoke east into Gilchrist county. J Kibler