DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z July 9, 2013
Smoke: Canada: Smoke ranging from light to medium density is still overwhelming much of Canada. The majority of the thickest smoke is located in Saskatchewan and Alberta, moving SE towards the US border. Most of Manitoba and the western portion of Ontario seems to be more clear of smoke. The smoke then picks up again in the east, ranging from eastern Ontario all the way up to the Atlantic Ocean. Northern Quebec is obscured by cloud cover, so it is uncertain if there is more remnant smoke lingering there. US: The Bison and Gregerson wildfires currently burning in Nevada are creating a large area of moderate to very dense remnant smoke which extends eastward from the fire into portions of Idaho, Wyoming and northern Utah. Then further east, a large area of remnant smoke remains and is visible throughout the Plains states with more dense smoke now covering Nebraska. Blowing Dust: Florida: A plume of light to moderate density blowing dust is visible over the Caribbean Sea traveling west from the Atlantic Ocean over Florida. The blowing dust is of Saharan origin, blowing over the Atlantic Ocean over the last few days. 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