DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z June 23, 2012
Smoke: US East Coast: Light remnant smoke extends along the east coast from Maine down through the Carolinas, Tennessee, northern Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. From Mississippi, the smoke becomes moderately dense while moving through Arkansas and eastern Texas. Wyoming: The Springer Fire in east-central Wyoming continues to emit moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving to the east. Colorado: The High Park, Little Sand and another unnamed fire complex continue to emit large amount of moderately dense to dense smoke. All of this smoke is moving to the northeast. Utah: The Dump and Glenanna fires are creating light to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the northeast. Canada: Multiple fires in Labrador are emitting light to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the northwest. Several fires surrounding the Great Slave Lake are producing moderately dense to dense smoke which is moving to the south. Blowing Dust/Sand: Nevada: In north-central Churchill County, south of Humboldt State Wildlife Management Area, an area of blowing dust/sand originates at 22/2215Z moving east and continues through sunset. Utah: Two small areas of blowing dust/sand originate in Millard County. These areas begin at 22/2115Z, move north and continue through sunset. -Salemi 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