DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z August 19, 2013
Western US/Plains/Midwest: A very large area of moderate to heavy density smoke can be seen spanning from northern California eastward into Idaho, Wyoming and then into the Plains and Great Lakes region. This is all remnant smoke from the large wildfires that continue to burn through Idaho, southern Washington, northern California, western Montana and northwestern Wyoming. Central Canada: An area of thin, remnant smoke can be seen moving eastward through portions of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and southern Ontario. This is likely from the wildfires burning through the Northwest Territories. Due to extensive cloudiness in that region this morning and early afternoon, the full extent of the smoke (especially through eastern and northern Canada) could not be seen. New England/Southeastern Canada: An area of light to moderately thick smoke can be seen moving towards the east through portions of northern New England and extreme eastern Canada. This is likely a mixture of remnant smoke from the wildfires burning through northern Canada and Alaska as well as the large wildfires burning in the western US. Belge 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