DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1815Z July 17, 2011
Central and Eastern US: A large region of aerosol of unknown origin and composition was visible across the Central US this morning. It is possible that a small amount of smoke may still be trapped and circulating around the huge ridge of high pressure covering a large portion of the middle of the country, though it is more likely that much of the aerosol is composed of other pollutants. Central and Eastern Canada: Numerous wildfires continue to burn in western Ontario and eastern Manitoba. Moderate to locally dense smoke was produced throughout the overnight hours and into this morning. Even though some smoke plumes are heading south at the surface, winds in the mid-levels are moving the smoke to the east. Some of the remnant smoke approached the Quebec/New England border by late morning and it is possible the smoke is already mixing with other aerosols near Boston. Myrga THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE..TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov