Saturday, June 4, 2011

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.