DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z June 05, 2011
Eastern US/Southeastern US/Ohio Valley: Very large area of light to moderate smoke covers the eastern third of the US from the mid-Atlantic to the Ohio Valley and then southward across the Gulf Coast states and about 300 km over the Gulf. The smoke is likely a mix of remnant smoke from various fires in North Carolina, Florida, and Georgia as well as smoke from previous days Wallow and Horseshoe 2 fires in Arizona. Southwest and Central Plains: Large area of light to heavy smoke covers northeastern Arizona and northern New Mexico and then extends across Colorado and then curves eastward eventually reaching the Great Lakes area. Densest smoke is near the sources at the Wallow and Horseshoe 2 fires and through Colorado and Nebraska. Alaska/Northwest Canada: The area of light smoke stretching from north of Alaska across the northern Yukon and into the Northwest Territories has dissipated substantially tonight. Mexico Fairly small areas of light smoke are seen in northern and northwestern Mexico from current fires in that area. There are also several smoke plumes from fires along the U.S.-Mexican border and the plumes extend to the north. -Streett THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE..TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE 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 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov