DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 14, 2014
SMOKE Northwest US: An area of light to moderately dense smoke from the Happy Camp and July complex fires in northwest California was seen drifting to the north and then east across northern California, southern Oregon, southern Idaho, central Wyoming, northern Colorado, and western Nebraska. Light smoke from the Deception complex in west central Oregon was seen changing directions from the west to the east, however smoke is still visible offshore from this morning from both complex fires. Western Canada: Areas of light to moderate density smoke are visible extending from British Columbia to Alberta from the fires occurring in both British Columbia and NW Territories. The plume in Alberta is moving eastward, as well as the plumes in British Columbia. Vancouver Island: Areas of light density detached smoke is visible from the wildfire on the Island as well as remnant smoke from the wildfire to the north in British Columbia. The plumes are moving offshore west into the Pacific. 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