DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z June 28, 2013
Smoke: Southwest: The very dense to light density smoke that was visible earlier over much of the southwest (UT, CO, AZ) is still visible and has shifted eastward. Areas of light to medium density smoke is visible crossing over the western half of Texas and Oklahoma. This smoke is a product of the wildfires burning in Colorado, New Mexico, and Arizona. The smoke moving westward from wildfire Silver has crossed the border of Arizona into California (with a swath ranging central Nevada to Baja, Mexico) with light to heavy density smoke moving quickly towards the Pacific Ocean. Canada: The large area of light to medium density smoke that was visible earlier in Quebec and northern Ontario is is moving south/SW towards Minnesota. The smoke is a product of the multiple large wildfires raging in northern Quebec. The large area of light to medium density smoke from the wildfires located in Manitoba is moving SW from northern Manitoba to central Saskatchewan. 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