DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z June 12, 2012
Gulf of Mexico: Light smoke can be seen this morning covering the western Gulf of Mexico. The smoke is likely remnant from various fires in Mexico and Central America. Central US: Light to moderately dense smoke from the High Park Fire has been push eastward into South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. The smoke is continuing to move eastward towards Iowa and Missouri. Northern US/Great Lakes/South Central Canada: Large area of mostly light smoke was seen this morning from south central Canada and into the Central US and Great Lakes Region. The smoke is likely a combination of remnant smoke from fires in Colorado and Wyoming as well as a few fires in Northern Canada. Northeast US/Quebec: Remnant smoke from large fires in Quebec last night was seen over much of eastern Quebec, and also stretched into Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The smoke is being pulled northeast ahead of a front that is approaching the region. Liddick 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