DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1515Z AUGUST 08, 2008
Washington/British Columbia: A fire in Okanogan County is producing a moderately dense smoke plume, extending north 150 km into southern British Columbia. Lighter smoke from the fire is also drifting to the north and extends out at least 250 km. Northern California: Several fires in Siskiyou and Trinity counties are emitting light to moderately dense smoke. The smoke is drifting to the north and extends into central and western Oregon, paralleling the coastline, and then moving into central Washington. Light smoke from these fires is merging in with smoke from the fire in Washington State, creating a broad area of smoke, stretching from northern California northward into southern Canada. Northern Plains/Southern Canada: Light smoke is currently drifting to the east in eastern Montana, eastern Wyoming, the Dakotas, northern Nebraska, western Iowa, southern Manitoba, and southern Saskatchewan. Northern Canada: Remnants of light to moderately dense smoke from wildfires last evening near Lake Athabasca and also near Great Slave Lake is drifting to the east and northeast. The areas affected include the south-central region of the Northwest Territories, northern Alberta, and northern regions of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. RCE