DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z July 5, 2011
Canada: Wildfires continue to burn in northern Alberta/southern Northwest Territories this evening and are likely partially responsible for the broad area of remnant light density smoke seen over much of Northwest Territories and southwest Nunavut. Wildfires in central Saskatchewan and western and central Ontario are producing moderate to very dense remnant smoke that is being guided southeast through central Ontario and central Quebec by a low pressure circulation centered east of Hudson Bay. An elongated area of dense remnant smoke is present northeast of Lake Huron over Georgian Bay. Northern New Mexico/northern Arizona/four corners: The Las Conchas wildfire in Sandoval County, NM is producing locally dense smoke with a subsequent light density remnant area seen over northwest New Mexico and northeast Arizona as far north as the Utah border. Mid Atlantic/Southeastern US/South central US/Gulf of Mexico: Remnant smoke from wildfires in the southwest US, Georgia, and North/South Carolina covers the US from New Mexico, Arkansas, the northern Gulf of Mexico coastal states and into Virginia. A moderate density area extends from eastern Louisiana through Georgia, north over much the Carolinas into southern Virginia, and offshore into the western Atlantic. Large fires in southeast Georgia (Honey Prarie and Racepond wildfires in Charlton County, GA and Sweat Farm Again wildfire in Ware County, GA) and eastern North Carolina (Juniper Road wildfire in Pender County, NC) are still producing dense smoke that covers the Atlantic coast from Georgia through North Carolina. **DUST** An aerosol of unknown composition, which could possibly be Saharan dust, is present in the western Gulf of Mexico off the southern Texas coast. This dust is likely mixed with remnant smoke from wildfires in the southeast US. Ramirez 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