This GOES-11 satellite image shows the smoke plum from the Butler II fire near Big Bear. Notice how narrow the plum is and how it stretches northeast up to Utah!
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Although I can’t tell how high the column of smoke is do you think it might have something to do with the Jet Stream. The map shows it being relatively narrow at that point also.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:49 am
yes, mid and upper level winds would most likely steer the smoke