DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0220Z August 20, 2013

Smoke:
Central Plains/Midwest/New England:
A large area of thin to moderate density remnant smoke is visible in much
of the Plains and Midwest areas. Areas affected include: North Dakota,
South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Iowa,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Great Lakes, Vermont,
New Hampshire, and Quebec. The most dense concentrations affect Wyoming,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa,
Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois. This smoke originates from the wildfires
currently burning in the western US.

Central Canada:
An twisted area of moderate remnant smoke is visible through British
Columbia and Alberta moving eastward towards Saskatchewan. 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 density smoke is visible moving NE through portions
of northern New England and extreme eastern Canada. Areas affected
include: Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine. 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.

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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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.