DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z June 9, 2012
Central United States: Remnant smoke from the Cow Camp fire in Albany County, WY moved through eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota this morning. Much of the denser smoke dissipated by 09/1700Z. A large area of remnant smoke and other haze covered much of the Midwest from Iowa to Texas. New Mexico/Texas: The Little Bear fire in Lincoln County, NM produced a large area of dense smoke last night and through the morning hours. By 09/1700Z, the heaviest smoke crossed into Texas and was approaching Lubbock and Amarillo. The Whitewater-Baldy fire also continued to produce eastward moving smoke. Canada: Even though heavy cloud cover was present, remnant smoke was viewed this morning over northern Alberta. Numerous fires have been burning across this area the last few days. 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