DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z August 13, 2013
Smoke: Southern Canada/Northern Plains: Two large areas of medium to light density smoke are visible making their way south from the Canadian border into the US this evening. Originating from Alberta and Saskatchewan earlier today, the smoke has made its way SE into the US covering Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The smoke originates from the wildfires burning in northern Canada. It is also possible that this smoke is mixing with the smoke moving eastward from the wildfires taking place in the Pacific NW and northern California. Pacific NW/California: A large area of light to medium density smoke is visible extending from northern California to eastern Montana where it is most concentrated. The smoke originates from the several wildfires burning in California, Washington, and Idaho. Alaska/Canada: A very large area of light to medium density smoke extends from Alaska to the Hudson Bay. Due to the wildfires in Alaska and Canada, very little of the country is not currently concentrated with smoke. The only areas that seem to be clear of smoke is SW British Columbia and Quebec. Oegerle THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS 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