DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z July 23, 2012
CURRENTLY: Pacific Northwest: Ribbon-like remnant smoke, most likely from fires burning in Siberia, is visible off the west coast of northern California stretching into Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Canada: A mixture of remnant smoke from the wildfires burning near the Manitoba/Ontario and Alberta/Northwest Territories borders is visible over the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and central Manitoba. A ribbon-like feature of moderate density smoke is visible within the larger area. Southeast US: Saharan dust continues to be seen in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean south of North Carolina. Blowing Dust: An area of blowing dust is visible in southeast Oregon (42.9N, 120.7W), beginning at approximately 2015Z continuing through sunset. -LP EARLIER TODAY: 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. 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