DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z SEPTEMBER 7, 2008
Oregon: In Douglas and Klamath Counties, the Lonesome Complex and Rattle Fire are both producing moderately dense to dense smoke. These smoke plumes are moving to the southeast and merge in Klamath County, in the south-central region of the state. California/Nevada: Several fires are producing moderately dense to dense smoke plumes in Siskiyou, Del Norte, and Trinity Counties. The plumes, the Siskiyou/Blue 2 Complex and the Panther Fire especially, are generally moving to the north and east. One plume earlier this afternoon, in Siskiyou County, quickly moved to the east and is currently in north-central Nevada, some 450km from the source. Also, the Tehipite Fire in eastern Fresno County is producing moderately dense to dense smoke as it fans out over most of the county, and moving south and west into Madera County. Alaska: A group of fires in the northeastern region of the state, near 67N and 144W are producing light smoke plumes. The plumes are moving to the northeast. RCE