DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1005Z May 24, 2016
SMOKE: Canada: The Fort McMurray wildfire in northeastern Alberta continues to emit moderately dense to dense smoke which is fanning out to the west. A large area of light to moderately dense smoke extends from the US border near Michigan through Ontario and into Quebec. This is likely remnant smoke from Canadian wildfires. US: East Coast: An area of light smoke moves off the southeastern US coastline in Georgia and South Carolina over the Atlantic Ocean. This area also extends due north through North Carolina, Virginia, western Maryland and into Pennsylvania before becoming obscured by clouds. Central: Another area of detached light smoke is located over eastern Wyoming and into South Dakota and Nebraska. This is likely remnant smoke from large fires through Arizona. Alaska: A area of unknown composition is located off southern Alaska. It is possible this area may consist of Asian dust or remnant smoke from Asian fires. -Salemi 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