DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z August 27, 2013
Western US/Canada: A large area of heavy to light density smoke is visible moving NE from the western US towards the Canadian border. The smoke originates from California and Idaho, most notably the Rim wildfire raging near Yosemite. The heavy smoke is located from the source of the Rim wildfire and extends close to the Nevada border. The moderate smoke is billowing through Nevada, eastern Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and crosses the border into eastern Alberta and Saskatchewan. As the sun set, light smoke can be seen moving eastward into Manitoba. Due to the cloud cover located in much of Canada, it is difficult to determine the extent of the smoke traveling north of the border. Great Lakes: An area of light density smoke is visible moving SE over the Great Lakes region. The smoke is visible extending from Lake Superior moving over Michigan, Ontario, Lake Huron, and Georgia Bay. The smoke most likely originates from the wildfires currently burning in the western US. Atlantic Ocean: A small area of light density smoke is visible off of the North Carolina coast earlier in the afternoon. The smoke could be related to the smoke seen this morning off of the coast of Nova Scotia, however clouds located in between these locations obscure the view and confidence of this connection. Louisiana/Arkansas: A small pocket of light density smoke is visible near the Louisiana/Arkansas border. The smoke originates from the many small agricultural fires taking place in the area. Southern California: A small pocket of light remnant smoke is visible from Catalina Island/Channel Islands off of southern California as far north as Fresno, California. With storms moving east of the area, its possible that smoke of the remnant smoke from the area due to the Rim wildfire is being pushed back south towards the Pacific Ocean. 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