DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 27, 2010
Quebec/New England/Mid-Atlantic: Numerous wildfires in central Quebec are producing dense smoke plumes currently moving the the west. Remnant detached smoke from these fires continues to move southeast into New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and out over the Atlantic Ocean. Upper Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Middle Mississippi Valley: A large area of aerosols, and haze covers this area. Central/Southern Plains: Another area of unknown aerosols stretches from central Nebraska down to the Galveston, Texas area. Gulf of Mexico: A large patch of aerosol/haze can be seen across the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. 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