DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z JULY 15, 2008
Kansas: The many small fires throughout central Kansas are producing discrete puffs of smoke which are traveling to the north. Arkansas: In a south-central Bradley county Arkansas a fire is generating light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling to the south through Union county Arkansas into Union parish Louisiana. California: The fires in northern California continue to emit dense smoke. For most of the day the smoke was moving to the north-northwest but this evening it has begun moving east. The smoke from the northern fires has entered into Curry, Josephine and Jackson counties in Oregon. The Basin complex in Monterey county continues to produce light to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the northeast reaching Santa Clara county. In the evening imagery, a thin haze can be seen over much of California which is likely a mix of remnant and fresh smoke. Washington: The Cold Spring fire near the border of Yakima and Skamania counties is emanating moderately dense to dense smoke which is traveling to the east. Montana/North Dakota/South Dakota: A separated plume of light to moderately dense smoke which is likely from the Cold Spring has been seen moving to the east all day and is currently over eastern Montana, western ND and western SD. Canada: A fire to the east of Lake Athabasca in Saskatchewan is generating light to moderately dense smoke that is moving to the east. Another fire which is located in the northern portion of the Mackenzie mountains is producing light to moderately dense smoke which is traveling to the east. -Salemi