DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z July 23, 2011
Eastern Northwest Territories: Several wildfires to the east of the Great Slave Lake are emitting moderately dense smoke this morning that is extending northeast into central Nunavut. Localized areas of dense smoke are present near the source of the fires and also near the Northwest Territories-Nunavut border. Ontario: A large wildfire continues to burn in western Ontario and is producing an area of thin density remnant smoke that extends southwest this morning. Cloud cover has prevented the detection of the areal extent of the plume. Central US to Mid-Atlantic States: A large area of aerosol is visible in the central US and mid Atlantic regions including much of the Ohio river valley, New England states, Virginia, and the Carolinas. The aerosol is believed to be primarily composed of haze and urban pollution, though fires in the Carolinas and Georgia could be partially contributing. The aerosol extends eastward well offshore into the western Atlantic. 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