DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z July 19, 2012
Currently: Canada/Great Lakes/Northeast US: A large area of light to moderate density smoke stretches from the Northwestern Passages through the Hudson Bay, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, the Great Lakes, the Northeast US, and extends off the east coast into the Atlantic. Within this large area, ribbon-like features exist that contain the heaviest smoke. Smoke likely originates from the numerous wildfires burning across Alberta/Saskatchewan/Manitoba. -LP Earlier Today: Northwest Territories: A small area of thin-density smoke was visible over the western Northwest Territories in between copious amounts of clouds. This smoke could be originating from fires in Siberia. Central/Eastern US: Thin-density smoke could be seen across the central US states, upstream of the high pressure system dominating the east coast. Additional thin smoke could be seen wrapping around the north side of the ridge in the northeast/parts of New England, and extending out into the Atlantic Ocean. This smoke is likely a mix of remnant smoke from wildfires in Canada as well as from agricultural burns in the US. 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