DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 28, 2014
SMOKE: Central/Eastern Canada: Several areas of light to moderate density smoke are visible extending from central to eastern Canada. Moderate density smoke is visible in Nunavut, Ontario, Hudson Bay, and Quebec. Lighter smoke is visible in Manitoba, Ontario, Hudson Bay, and Nunavut. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires burning in NW Territories, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia. Western Canada: A large plume of moderate density smoke is visible moving eastward from a cluster of wildfires located in eastern British Columbia, Canada. The smoke is seen moving into Alberta and Saskatchewan, where it dissipates into lighter density smoke. Western U.S.: A large plume of moderate density smoke is visible moving NE from a cluster of wildfires located in northern California. Moderate density smoke is visible in northern California and Oregon, dissipating into lighter smoke in eastern Oregon into Idaho. AEROSOLS: East Coast: A large plume of unknown aerosols are seen slowly moving offshore into the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts down to North Carolina. The plume is first visible at 1145Z and continues past 1500Z in GOES-EAST. Southern Plains/Midwest: A large area of unknown aerosols are seen extending through the central US across the boundary of GOES-WEST imagery. Areas affected include: Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas, with denser quantities seen in Missouri and Illinois. The plume is first visible at at 1200Z. 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