DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z July 22, 2013
Smoke: Saskatchewan: An area of medium density smoke is visible in much of the province of Saskatchewan, extending from Lake Athabasca south to border with the US. The smoke is a product of the wildfires still present in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and is moving south. Calgary: An area of light density smoke is visible extending from northern Calgary south to northern Montana and SW Saskatchewan. The smoke is a product of the wildfires taking place in northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Northern Rockies/Pacific Northwest: An area of thin to medium density smoke is visible over much of the NW of the US. The smoke extends from the US/CA border, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and western Nebraska. Smoke has originated from wildfires burning across Idaho/western Montana along with the Box Springs wildfire in north-central Oregon. California/SW US: An area of light density smoke is visible in the northern half of California moving east through Nevada and Utah. The smoke is a product of the Mountain wildfire in the south and Playground wildfire in NW Utah. Due to the extensive clouds in the area, it is difficult to determine the exact boundaries of the smoke in the area. 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