DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 16. 2013
British Columbia: A large pocket of light density remnant smoke is visible in British Columbia, Canada at sunset. This smoke most likely originates from the wildfires burning west and east of the fire in Canada. The smoke could also be mixed remnant smoke from the wildfires continuing to burn in the western US (notably the Rim wildfire.) Southern Mississippi Valley/Southeast US: An area of unknown aerosols is visible moving SE into the Gulf of Mexico from several states in the Southeast US. Areas affected include Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. It is possible that this area of aerosols contain some light remnant smoke from agricultural burns currently burning in the Mississippi Valley and Southeast US. 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