DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0102Z August 12, 2010
Smoke: Hudson Bay/N Canadian Islands: Remnant moderately dense smoke from the Saskatchewan/NW Territory fires is still seen across NE and E Hudson Bay and north into Foxe Bay including the central N Canadian islands of W Baffin and Southhampton Island. Parts of the N tip of Quebec were also affected aloft. This smoke is drifting W and SW at this time. Lake Michigan: Thin to moderately dense smoke can be seen on the W and SW of a meso low over N Lower Peninsula of MI covering the middle third of Lake Michigan, WC LP of MI (near Muskegon and Holland) and E WI from Milwaukee north the the UP boarder and west to about I-39 or central WI. It is not 100% sure where the smoke originates but high suspicion is the numerous agricultural fires that burned across SE Manitoba, NE ND and NW MN last night. Baja California: Three fires in the Coastal Ranges of NW Baja California are producing moderately dense to dense smoke that is moving NE into South Central CA near the Salton Sea. Dust/Sand: Utah: Strong SSWly flow is picking up loose sand/dust and salt from dry lake beds (such as Seviere Lake) in Millard County, UT. This area of thin to moderately dense aerosol extends up to Salt Lake City and the Western Uintas at the intersection with the Wasatch. Haze/Pollution: US South: Moderately dense haze and pollution in a very warm moist airmass can be seen extending from the TX/LA boarder near Shreveport across N LA, N MS, N AL, S TN, N GA. Clouds obscure areas of the Carolinas and Virginia though haze is likely hvy there as well, as the haze can be further tracked out to sea off the Delmarva due E. 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