DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z August 04, 2012
Idaho/Wyoming/Northern Plains: An elongated area of moderately dense remnant smoke can be seem coming from the large Halstead fire in central Idaho, extending eastward through Wyoming and into South Dakota and Nebraska. It's possible that this area of remnant smoke could be extending even further east but due to considerable cloudiness through the midwest and western/central Great Lakes region, it could not be seen. Oklahoma: An area of mostly moderate remnant smoke was seen this morning moving towards the northeast through eastern Oklahoma and into southwestern Missouri and northern Arkansas. This is likely from the numerous fires burning through central Oklahoma over the last few days. One fire in particular called the Bluegill fire in Creek County, OK is producing the majority of this remnant smoke as well as new smoke as it continues to burn today. Nunavut/Manitoba: A few elongated areas of remnant smoke are seen today stretching north to south through Nunavut and then another area seen moving eastward through northern Manitoba. The first area of smoke is likely from the fires that are continuing to burn through northern British Columbia/Alberta and southern Northwest Territories that has gotten wrapped up in the strong upper-level low and has been transported north and east. The second area of smoke is mostly remnant with some new smoke from the handful of fires burning through central/northern Manitoba. Southern Northwest Territories: An area of what appears to be remnant smoke can be seen through portions of southern Northwest Territories, just south of Great Slave Lake, moving towards the east. It is difficult to see the full extent of this smoke due to the clouds in the region, but this is likely due to the fires burning through southern Northwest Territories and northern British Columbia/Alberta. Northeastern US: An area of unknown aerosol can be seem through portions of the interior northeast and through coastal New England today. It is possible that this area could be some very light remnant smoke from the fires out west mixed in with possible haze and other aerosols. -Belge 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