Sunday, September 4, 2011

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z September 4, 2011

Idaho/Montana:
Remnant smoke was visible in Beaverhead, Madison, and Gallatin Counties
in southwestern Montana along with parts of Yellowstone National Park
in neighboring  Wyoming.  The wildfires burning across Idaho are the
likely source of this smoke.

Washington:
A broad area of remnant smoke extends across central Washington, from
the Pacific Ocean to the Washington/Idaho border.  This smoke is likely
from the High Cascades wildfire burning in Oregon.

Oregon:
Wildfires in Oregon continued to produce smoke throughout the overnight
hours.  An area of remnant smoke in Deschutes and Lane Counties is likely
from a wildfire in California.

Wyoming:
Remnant smoke from the numerous wildfires in the Pacific NW was viewed
moving southeast over Laramie, Albany and Carbon Counties in southeastern
Wyoming.

Southern Plains:
Remnant smoke was visible this morning covering southeastern Oklahoma
and central Texas.  This smoke is likely from the wildfires that have
recently burned in Oklahoma.   Due to an approaching frontal boundary
from the north, along with the circulation from TS Lee approaching from
the south and east, smoke detection was limited in this area.

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

 


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.