DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z August 25, 2010
Central/Eastern Canada/Northern Tier US: Large area of residual smoke from wildfires burning in British Columbia during the past week is moving across a large area of Central/Eastern Canada and Northern US. Within this large area of smoke is a pocket of dense smoke moving east SE across eastern/central North Dakota, central/southern Minnesota and into west central Wisconsin. A pocket of moderately dense smoke stretches from eastern Alberta southeastward across southern Saskatchewan into central North Dakota, central/southern Minnesota, across central/southern Wisconsin and into west central Michigan (across central Lake Michigan). A small section of this smoke does extend into extreme northeast South Dakota. The lighter smoke extends as far north as eastern Hudson Bay/northwest Quebec. Central Canada: Another area of light residual smoke (most likely source is wildfires in Alaska) is moving southward across southeast Northwest Territories, southern Nunavut (along western edge of Hudson Bay) and south into Manitoba and small western sliver of Ontario. Eastern TX/Southwest LA: A small area of light smoke can be seen moving south from eastern TX/SW LA towards the Gulf of Mexico. This smoke most likely is from numerous fires burning along the Mississippi River. Southeast Washington and Southwest Montana: A patch of light to moderately dense smoke can be seen in southeast Washington into northwest Idaho. Another patch of light smoke can be seen in southwestern Montana. Both areas of smoke are moving northeast and originate from fires burning in west/central Oregon and throughout Idaho. J Kibler/Earle 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