Friday, June 14, 2013

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z June 14, 2013

US Midwest/Canada:
A large area of light smoke with a smaller area of medium-heavy density
smoke stretches from northern Nunavut southeast through Manitoba, Ontario
into Quebec where it spreads south into Michigan-Wisconsin and north
close to the Quecbec/Labrador border.  The medium-heavy density smoke is
located north of Michigan and is moving to the south.  This area of smoke
is likely caused by several wildfires throughout Quebec and Manitoba.

Central US:
A large area of light smoke extends from South Dakota through Nebraska,
Kansas, Oklahoma into Arkansas and Louisiana. This may be remnant smoke
from the wildfires in New Mexico and Colorado.

New Mexico:
The Silver Fire in southwestern New Mexico continues to produce large
amounts of smoke which are moving to the south.

-Salemi


THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS
OF 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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.