DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 27, 2015
SMOKE Western Canada/Central Canada/US/Northeast Canada: A large area of light to medium-density smoke from the numerous wildfires burning over parts of western Canada extends across Yukon, western NW Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and western Ontario. The heavier and denser smoke is seen stretching across parts of central/southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, central Manitoba and western Ontario, over southern Manitoba and northern North Dakota and Minnesota. Another area of embedded and heavier smoke stretches over parts of central British Columbia and eastern Yukon Territory. The smoke travels across the border into the northern Plains as far south as NE Nebraska, most of Missouri and western Illinois. Another area of light residual smoke can be seen off of the far NE coast of Canada. Gulf of Mexico: A large area of light smoke is visible extending N from the Yucatan Peninsula all the way west to the Mexican coast, and nearing the Texas and Gulf Coast states. This smoke originates from the agricultural burns taking place in Central America. J Kibler 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