DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1530Z September 22, 2013
SMOKE: No significant areas of smoke were detected in satellite imagery through this afternoon/evening. DUST: Arizona/New Mexico/West Texas: A strong storm system moving through the four corners area of the Southwest was generating strong winds which are causing areas of blowing dust. One area of light dust was seen just south of Phoenix and moving to the east-southeast. A more extensive area of blowing dust was observed over northeast Arizona and was moving mainly to the east into northwest New Mexico and possibly spilling over into southwest Colorado. A point source of dust was over eastern New Mexico south of Tucumcari and also over the open fields southwest of Amarillo. Dust in these areas was moving to the north. OTHER: Oregon/California: An aerosol of unknown origin and composition was seen moving into southwest Oregon and northern California behind a frontal system. Alaska: An impressive area of volcanic ash was seen emanating from the area around the Katmai volcano in the Aleutians southwest of Anchorage. The ash was being resuspended in the atmosphere by strong winds and is moving to the southeast across Kodiak Island and into the open waters of the Gulf of Alaska. Ruminski 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