DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z June 28, 2014
SMOKE: Canada: An expansive area of light to heavy density smoke is seen over northwestern Canada due to wildfires continuing through Northwest Territories, centered around Great Slave Lake and also seen in northern Saskatchewan and northern Alberta. The light density smoke is currently spreading through Northwest Territories, northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, northern Manitoba, Nunavut, and over central portions of Hudson Bay. Medium and heavy density smoke is seen closest to the wildfires, over Northwest Territories and western Nunavut. Eastern Canada/Maine: An area of remnant smoke originating from the Northwest Territories wildfires is seen over Quebec, northern Maine, Newfoundland and Labrador. A band of moderate density smoke is embedded within this larger area over western Labrador, extending northward over the Atlantic Ocean. Northern Sonora/Southern Arizona/Southern New Mexico: A plume of light density smoke is seen extending over northern Sonora and to the northeast over the Arizona/New Mexico border. The smoke is originating from a fire in Sonora. Arizona/New Mexico: Multiple fires occurring in eastern Arizona are emitting smoke to the east. Light smoke from the northernmost fire is seen as far east as central New Mexico. Moderate and heavy density smoke are also seen closer to the fire and spreading into western New Mexico. Light smoke from the southern fire is currently seen through western New Mexico. BLOWING DUST: Northern Chihuahua: An area of blowing dust is seen in northern Chihuahua, moving eastward over western Texas. Southern New Mexico: Blowing dust is seen moving eastward, extending from the White Sands area to eastern New Mexico. Southern California: Numerous areas of blowing dust are visible throughout southern California. These areas of dust extend from the Mojave desert to the southeast over the Salton Sea. AEROSOLS: Great Lakes Region: An area of unknown aerosol is seen over Lake Superior and southern Ontario. The aerosol may extend further south, but is obscured by cloud cover over the region. The origin and composition of this aerosol is unknown. Heeps 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