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