Wednesday, July 18, 2012

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.