DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z September 6, 2009
North Central US/Central and Eastern Canada: Earlier today: An area of residual smoke stretches across a large section of the US and Canada. Smoke is thin and reaches as far south as northern Missouri/Kansas and extends north into the Dakotas, Mississippi Valley, Upper and Lower Great Lakes. In Canada, the light smoke extends from central Manitoba into Ontario/Quebec. Most likely the smoke extends farther east, but based on the latest satellite imagery, this is all that can be seen at this time. Late evening GOES-12 will most likely show an extended area. The residual smoke is from the wildfires burning in California, Oregon, Utah and southern British Columbia over the past week. Currently: The area of smoke has stayed pretty much in the same place as it continues to circulate. The eastern side of the smoke mentioned above has become somewhat thinner during the day/evening. Southern California: Earlier today: The Station wildfire burning in Los Angeles county continues to produce light to moderately dense smoke. Based on the latest GOES-11/12 satellite imagery smoke can only be seen within the county borders. Currently: Moderately dense to dense smoke has moved into sections of southeast Kern, western/north central San Bernardino and southern Inyo counties. Lighter smoke has spread as far as Nevada into the west sections of Clark and southern sections of Nye counties. Kibler More information on the areas of smoke described above as well as others can be found at the locations listed below. THE FORMAT OF THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS BEING MODIFIED. IT WILL NO LONGER DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS PLUMES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES. THESE PLUMES ARE DEPICTED IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html THIS TEXT PRODUCT WILL CONTINUE TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE WHICH HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. IT WILL ALSO STILL INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF BLOWING DUST. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR THE SMOKE TEXT PRODUCT IN GENERAL SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov