DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0220Z July 21, 2013
Smoke: Hudson Bay/Manitoba: An area of thin density smoke is visible swirling around the Hudson Bay area of Ontario and Manitoba, due to the wildfires that are still raging in those areas. The smoke extends from northern Saskatchewan to southern Nunavut, east to Hudson Bay, and south through the province of Manitoba and northern Ontario. Northern Rockies/Pacific Northwest: An area of thin smoke is visible stretched across the state of Washington moving SE into northern Idaho and Montana. This area of smoke is believed to be comprised of smoke from wildfires located across northern Idaho and remnant smoke from previous wildfires in Alaska. Light density smoke is notably saturated in Idaho and Montana due to the wildfires taking place there. California: Thin smoke from the wildfire Mountain in southern California continues to cover the entire SW corridor of California and expand north to the Oregon border. Light smoke is also visible moving eastward over Idaho and Nevada. 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