DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0102Z July 29, 2010
Central Canada: The numerous large wildfires of SE Northwest Territories, SW Nunavut, and N Saskatchewan continue to emit copious amounts of dense smoke. Dense smoke covers a large portion of N Saskatchewan into W Manitoba, the NE corner of ND and the northern half of MN. Moderate smoke is connected to this area over central and northern Saskatchewan over SE NW Territories and S continental Nunavut into much of western and northern Hudson Bay. A few other areas of moderate smoke can be seen overing N Lake Superior and NE Ontario as it moves S and SE around the western side of the large vortex over James Bay and E Quebec. NW Canada: Fires in NW BC have produced thin to moderately dense smoke that can be seen covering portions of NE BC, SE Yukon Territory and W NW Territories moving E though shearing toward the N and SE. Gallina 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