DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z June 04, 2014
SMOKE: Canada: An area of light-density smoke is visible moving SE from Yukon as well as the NW Territories. This remnant smoke originates from the multiple wildfires that have been burning in both Alaska and Canada over the last week. Another area of light-density smoke is visible moving SE extending from Manitoba into Quebec making its way towards the Great Lakes. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires that have been burning in both Alaska and Canada over the last week. AEROSOLS: An area of light-density unknown aerosols are visible looming over North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota,and stretching into Wisconsin. The plumes are first visible at 1300Z and continue until approximately 1500Z. VOLCANIC ASH: Alaska: A plume of volcanic ash is visible originating from the Pavlof volcano in the Alaskan Peninsula. This ash is generally moving NW from the volcano moving parallel to a stream of clouds. The ash can be tracked on the Anchorage VAAC webpage or via header FVAK21 PAWU through the Global Telecommunications System (GTS). Oegerle Earlier Analysis: Southern/Central Plains: An area of remnant smoke/haze has shifted north from yesterday stretching from eastern Colorado, southern Nebraska, Kansas, western Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma. Most of the smoke that remains mixed with the haze/pollutants is believed to have originated from wildfires in Arizona. Additionally, a second area of aerosols that may include dust/smoke is observed across south-central Canada across the Northern/Central Plains and reaching the central Great Lakes region. Dust transported from Asia may be mixing in with some smoke from a clustering of fires burning across central Saskatchewan. Northern Canada: Residual area of smoke extends across portions of southern Northwest Territories, Nunavut, northern Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba. It is believed that smoke may have originated from wildfires that had previously existing in Alaska. Mexico: Area of remnant smoke associated with several large wildfires burning across the southeastern Sonora/western Chihuahua states of Mexico is moving west-southwest. Warren 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.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/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