DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z July 09, 2010
Eastern US: A large area of thick haze/aerosols continues to cover much of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic and into the Ohio Valley ahead of a front draped across Michigan, Illinois and into Texas this evening. Gulf of Mexico: Area of what is likely dust and other aerosols could be seen throughout the day over the western Gulf and into Louisiana and Texas in the wake of Tropical Depression Two. Central Canada: Some light to moderate smoke can still be seen over Central Ontario and into Minnesota, Wisconsin, and extreme eastern North and South Dakota behind the front. The smoke has shifted slightly to the east throughout the day. British Columbia: Large fire in Northern British Columbia continues to produce moderate to dense smoke that extends in all directions, but the bulk of the smoke still extends to the south and east. Another smaller fire is producing smoke in the central portion of the province that is beginning to extend eastward. Alaska: Fires in the northern portion of Alaska started to produce dense smoke earlier today that continues to move very slowly to the north and east. Liddick 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