DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0400Z June 28, 2013
Southwest US: A large amount of remnant light to isolated moderate smoke that was visible earlier remains and has spread from the Mississippi Valley to Arizona, California, and Mexico. Depending on the location of the wildfire, the smoke is moving west/NW. East Coast: A large area of light density smoke is visible ranging from Manhattan to the North Carolina/South Carolina border moving east. Due to heavy cloud cover in the evening, it is difficult to say how far inland the smoke is visible. The smoke is most likely a product of the Canadian wildfires taking place in the north. Montana/Canadian Border: A pocket of light remnant smoke is visible moving quickly east in southern Alberta/southern Saskatchewan over the border into northern Montana. This smoke is a product of many wildfires taking place north of the area. Central Canada: A large ring-shaped area of light density smoke is visible covering the center of northwest part of the country. The smoke is moving east and south, and covers an area surrounding the border of the Northern Territory and flanks the northern provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The smoke also reaches an area north of the Northern Territories in Nunavut, covering the mouth of the Beaufort Sea. There are about a dozen fires currently taking place inside and outside of the ring which are responsible for the smoke. Alaska/Yukon/Northwest Territories: A pall of light to medium remnant smoke from fires in Alaska and Yukon is covering a large area from central Alaska moving eastward throughout the Northwest Territories and Yukon. Oegerle 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