DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z July 16, 2013
Central US: Remnant thin smoke from wildfires several days ago in Canada has dropped south and become embedded in a large cyclonic circulation that covers much of the central plains and Great Lakes regions. The exact extent of the smoke is uncertain due to cloud cover. Northwestern US: Several fires burning through Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana are producing large smoke plumes moving towards the northeast tonight. Central Canada: An area of thin and moderately dense smoke can be seen throughout central portions of Canada from the large wildfires in that region. The full extent of some of the smoke can not be seen due to satellite imagery being cutoff around 55 degrees North. Eastern Canada: Moderate to dense smoke can be seen through extreme eastern Quebec, Newfoundland, the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Labrador and into the Labrador Sea. This is from the very large fires burning through eastern Quebec. Alaska and Yukon: Several wildfires mainly located in Yukon Territory are responsible for a light density remnant smoke mass that has been circulating and recirculating over much of Alaska. Moderate to heavy density smoke can be seen moving south into British Columbia and off the coast. Blowing Dust: Southern California/Northern Baja: An area of thin blowing dust can be seen over this region tonight. Windy conditions in that region have likely led to this area of blowing dust. Belge THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF 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