DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z August 15, 2013
Smoke: Northern Plains/Western US: A very large area of light to moderate density smoke is visible extending from the Canadian border south covering all western and northern US states. States affected include Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, Oregon, and Utah. The most dense smoke is concentrated in Manitoba as well as Idaho. The smoke originates from the fires burning in central Canada, which is moving SE, as well as in the western US (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah) which is moving eastward. Southern US: A slim area of light density smoke is visible in the southern US extending from southern Tennessee, northern Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and large portions of Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. These areas of smoke originate from the wildfires that are currently burning in the western US and Canada and traveling south. Central Canada: A very large area of light density smoke is visible in Canada due to the many wildfires burning in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and the NW Territories. The smoke extends from Alaska to the Hudson Bay. The areas of the most dense smoke are concentrated over the Hudson Bay, and in a swath extending from the northern NW Territories, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba making its way SE into Ontario and the US border. Oegerle 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