DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z July 20, 2012
Mid-Atlantic: Light-density smoke stretches from North Carolina/Virginia east out over the Atlantic. The full extend of the smoke to the east is obscured by clouds. This is likely remnant smoke from the wildfires in Canada. North-central US: An area of light-density smoke is centered over Minnesota and Wisconsin. This is likely remnant smoke from wildfires in Canada. South Dakota: A fire has broken out in SW South Dakota and it is generating moderately dense and dense smoke which is moving to the east. Alaska: An area of light to moderate density smoke is situated over southern Alaska and extends to the south. This may be smoke transported from Siberia. Canada: A large area of light-density smoke is centered over Hudson Bay. This smoke is likely remnant smoke from the wildfires in Canada. Another area of smoke can be seen extending from northern Alberta into the Northwest Territories. This may be smoke being transported from Siberia. Saharan Dust over the southeast: Large area of Saharan dust can still be seen off the coast of Georgia and the Carolinas, over southern Florida, the southern Gulf of Mexico approaching the southern most portion of Texas. -Salemi 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