DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z August 16, 2011
Ontario/northern Great Lakes Region: Large fires in western Manitoba, relatively close to the Ontario border were emitting locally dense smoke during the day which moved mainly in a northerly direction close to the actual fires. Thinner smoke from these fires spread to the east and southeast as well, covering much of southern Ontario and grazing the northern Great Lakes region as well. Mid Atlantic coast: The Lateral West fire in the Great Dismal Swamp along the border of Virginia and North Carolina continues to burn and is producing an elongated area of smoke which moved in an east to northeast direction during the day. The plume appeared to be dense closer to the fire but gradually thinned out as it moved over the western Atlantic. Idaho/Wyoming/Nevada/Utah: Several fires scattered across southwestern and southeastern Idaho, and northeastern Nevada were producing significant smoke which fanned out and moved in multiple directions during the afternoon. By early evening, thin smoke covered a large area including much of southern Idaho, western Wyoming, northeastern Nevada, and northern Utah. Moderately dense to dense smoke was present primarily over southern Idaho. JS/Ramirez 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