DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z July 22, 2012
Florida: Saharan dust was seen this morning in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean south of North Carolina. Pacific Northwest: Ribbons of remnant smoke, most likely from Siberia, were visible in Washington and Oregon this morning. This northeastward moving smoke entered British Columbia. Texas: Smoke from the wildfires in Oklahoma yesterday was viewed this morning along the Texas/Oklahoma border. Medium-density smoke moved westward through Hardeman, Foard, and Childress Counties in Texas. Kansas/Nebraska: The Fairfield Creek fire in north-central Nebraska continued to produce smoke overnight. Light remnant smoke was visible in Nebraska and Kansas this morning. It is likely this area of smoke is a mixture of the Fairfield Creek fire and the numerous fires in Oklahoma the prior day. Canada: Remnant smoke from the wildfires burning near the Manitoba/Ontario border was seen this morning over the Atlantic Ocean near Labrador and Newfoundland. Further to the west, smoke was seen in the Northwest Territories, northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, and central Manitoba. Smoke in this region is possibly a mixture of smoke from local fires and Siberia. 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