DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z August 01, 2012
Central US: An area of light to moderately dense smoke is centered over North Dakota but extends north into Saskatchewan, Manitoba as well as south and east into South Dakota and Minnesota. The smoke is moving to the east and likely originated from the large wildfires in Montana and Idaho. Another ribbon-like area of light smoke extends from Iowa through Missouri into Illinois, Indiana and Ohio where it becomes obscured by clouds. This is also likely remnant smoke from fires out west. Northwestern US: The Elbowpass Complex in Montana and the Halstead fire in Idaho continue to emit large amount of dense smoke which is moving to the east. Canada: A small area of light smoke over Newfoundland and Labrador is moving to the northeast and likely originated from wildfires in western Canada or northwestern US. A line of smoke runs from the Hudson Bay, through Ontario and into Lake Superior. This may be remnant smoke from fires in western Canada. -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