DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z August 05, 2012
Idaho/Wyoming/Kansas/South Dakota: An elongated area of moderately dense smoke was visible this evening stretching from Idaho eastward towards the Minnesota border. The bulk of this remnant smoke likely originated from the wildfires in Idaho, especially the Halstead fire. An area of very dense smoke was present and attached to the Halstead fire itself, spreading eastward toward the southwest Montana border, as it continued to emit copious amounts of smoke at sunset. Oklahoma/Arkansas/Missouri/Texas: An area of moderate-to-thick density smoke was present across eastern Oklahoma/northwest Arkansas/southwest Missouri today. This smoke mostly originated from the Bluegill wildfire located in Creek County, OK, but also was composed of smoke from another wildfire located south-southeast of Bluegill. A larger area of thin-density smoke extended further south from this area into central Texas and was likely remnant smoke from the multiple fires burning across Oklahoma/Arkansas recently. Georgia: A small area of light smoke could been seen intermixed with the clouds this afternoon across the southern half of Georgia, spreading westward. This is likely smoke from the numerous agricultural burns in the area. Saskatchewan/Alberta: An area of light-density smoke was visible across southern Saskatchewan/southern Alberta extending a bit into the northern fringe of Montana. This smoke is likely remnants from the wildfires burning across northwest Manitoba/Northwest Territories and has gotten wrapped around the low pressure system. -Vogt 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