DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 31, 2010
Mid-eastern U.S.: A large area of aerosols is located from the Middle Mississippi Valley through the Ohio Valley and the mid-Atlantic region. It is light in density and is likely remnant smoke from the large wildfires in Quebec. Eastern Canada/Northeast US: Several wildfires in the southeastern portion of Quebec are generating moderately dense to dense smoke which is extending southeast through Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Alaska/Yukon/Northwest Territories: Numerous wildfires over Alaska continue to generate large amounts of smoke. The majority of the smoke extends from central Alaska, through the Yukon and into northwest portions of the Northwest Territories. Gulf of Mexico: An area of mainly smoke was seen over much of the southwest Gulf of Mexico. The smoke was moderately dense to locally dense and mainly south of 24N and west of 90W. SALEMI 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