DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z September 4, 2014
SMOKE: Central Canada: An area of light density remnant smoke is visible extending over the Hudson Bay area, affecting Nunavut and Quebec. This smoke most likely originates from the wildfires that were raging in the area over the last month. Western U.S: A large area of moderate density smoke is visible moving eastward over northern California, Idaho, and northern Nevada. This smoke originates from the Happy Camp fire complex occurring in northern California. New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma: An area of light density smoke is seen extending from a wildfire occurring in the Valles Caldera National Preserve. The smoke is moving eastward, visible over the NM/TX border into Oklahoma. DUST: Midwest/Northern Plains: A large area of blowing dust is visible in the Midwest/Northern Plains region this morning which had continued through the night. Areas affected include: South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The origin of dust is most likely Saharan. The plume is visible at sunrise and continues through the morning. 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