DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z JULY 27, 2008
California fires: Wildfires in the northern third of the state are producing moderately dense to dense smoke, drifting off to the northeast. Moderately dense smoke from all the plumes are extending into southeastern Oregon, and northwest Nevada, while lighter smoke is found further to the northeast into central Idaho and western Montana. In Monterey County, a moderately dense to dense smoke plume extends to the southwest out over the Pacific Ocean. Lastly, a very large fire popped up earlier this evening in Mariposa County, in the central part of the state. The dense smoke plume is generally moving off to the northeast and extends to the California/Nevada border, some 135km from the source. Idaho: A fire earlier this evening in Power County, southwest of Pocatello, was producing a moderately dense smoke plume, which moved off to the northeast and dissipated. Montana: In Carbon County, a moderately dense smoke plume is rapidly moving to the east, and will soon move into southwestern North Dakota and northwestern South Dakota. Wyoming: In Park County, a moderately dense smoke plume is currently racing off to the east in the northern region of the state. Canadian fires: Moderately dense to dense smoke from fires surrounding Great Slave Lake extends to the northwest, but also to the southeast along a trough. The smoke around Great Slave Lake mixes in with the dense smoke from fires near Lake Athabasca. The smoke in this area is so dense, that a line of smoke has made its way down through northern Saskatchewan, central Manitoba, and southern Ontario as moderately dense smoke, and lighter smoke is found into the Great Lakes region of the United States. Specifically, the lighter smoke is found in northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and northern Illinois. RCE