DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z August 5, 2011
Canada: Ontario – A wildfire near the Ontario/Manitoba border continued to produce moderately dense to dense smoke overnight. Near the source-point, the smoke moves to the south but it lifts northward further away. Smoke is crossing over James Bay and enters extreme western Quebec. Northwest Territories – A wildfire in the Northwest Territories produced smoke which moved northward to the Arctic Ocean. It is likely some remnant smoke is near Great Bear Lake. Arizona: An aerosol, which is likely remnant smoke, was visible this morning moving northward throughout northwestern Arizona. It is likely this smoke is from fires near the California/Baja California border. Myrga 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