DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z July 26, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/U.S: An expansive area of light to moderate density smoke is visible across the majority of central and eastern Canada as well as central and northeast US. The moderate density smoke is visible affecting the NW Territories, Nunavut, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Ontario, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Moderate plumes also extend to the east reaching Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Pierre et Miquelon, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts. Areas of light density smoke include the NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Quebec, New Brunswick, Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Pierre et Miquelon, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires burning around Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes in the NW Territories. BC: A few plumes of remnant light density smoke are visible originating from a few wildfires in British Columbia, Canada. This smoke is seen moving into Yukon, NW Territories, and Alberta. Western/Central U.S: A large area of light to moderate density smoke is visible moving eastward across the majority of the western and central US this morning. The moderate smoke is only visible over South Dakota and Minnesota. A plume of remnant light smoke is visible affecting Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. These smoke plumes originate from multiple wildfires occurring in Nevada and Utah over the past few days. However, the light smoke converges with the remnant smoke coming down from Canada, which is visible affecting South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. DUST: Southern Plains: A surge of light density Saharan dust seen last night is visible moving northwestward this morning over northwestern portions Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. 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