DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z August 31, 2012
Central Canada and US: A large area of light to moderate density smoke, predominantly the result of fires in the western US--the Mustang Complex in particular—and the Region 23 Complex in Nebraska, covered much of south central Canada and the Great Plains, Great Lakes and Ohio Valley in the US. As the day progressed, smoke moved eastward reaching the Northeast US, where an area of moderate to thick density smoke was visible along the Atlantic coast. Other areas of thick density smoke were visible close to source fires that continued to emit large amounts of smoke throughout the day. Blowing Sand/Dust: Oregon: An area of blowing dust was observed in Oregon (44.78,-121.74) starting at ~17:15Z and continued through sunset. Sand/dust moved southeastward until ~23:45Z when it changed directions and began moving north. LP 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