DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THRU 1430Z JULY 25, 2005

Alaska/Yukon:
A broad area of smoke along a west-northwest to east-southeast axis
extends across most of central Alaska from near Kotzebue Sound through
Fairbanks and into south central sections of the Northwest Territory of
Canada passing through and south of Eagle. The smoke area is approximately
250 km wide with most of the smoke moving to the west. The area of smoke
in Northwest Territory is drifting to the southeast.

Ontario:
An area of smoke is straddling the Ontario/Quebec border between 46N
and 49N and is moving to the east-southeast. The source of the smoke
is most likely fires burning near Lake Nipigon in south central Ontario
north of Lake Superior.

Alberta:
An area of thin smoke at high levels is seen over east central Alberta
and is moving to the east-southeast.

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.