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