DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730 July 16, 2014
SMOKE Central Canada/U.S: An extensive area of light to heavy density smoke is visible in western, central, eastern, and northern Canada making its way into the northern US. The heaviest areas of smoke are affecting BC and Alberta. Areas affected by moderate smoke include BC, the NW Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario and Quebec (Hudson Bay region), Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. Areas affected by light density smoke include the NW Territories, Ontario, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota. This remnant smoke originates from the long burning wildfires occurring in northern Canada around Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes. Relatively newer wildfires seen in British Columbia are also producing moderate to heavy density smoke that can be seen over southern British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. Western US: Several areas of light to heavy density smoke is visible in California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, western Wyoming, Utah, and western Colorado. The heaviest areas of smoke are visible in Washington and Idaho, which is converging with the dense smoke that is coming down south from the fires in Canada. Remnant smoke from the wildfires in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and California are affecting Utah with heavy smoke to the south. Central Plains: An area of light density remnant smoke is visible moving southeastward extending from South Dakota to Missouri, affecting Nebraska, Kansas, Ohio, Missouri. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires continuing to burn in Canada to the north. 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.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