Thursday, May 08, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z May 09, 2014

BLOWING DUST
Texas/Oklahoma:
An area of light to moderate blowing dust was detected this afternoon
and evening over much of West Texas from Midland/Odessa northward into
the Panhandle. The dust was moving to the east and reached into western
Oklahoma by sunset.

An uncertain aerosol was also seen over portions of south Texas south
and east of a line from roughly Mineral Wells to Del Rio. The aerosol
was light and had moved in from the Gulf of Mexico. There is likely
some component of smoke from the agricultural burning in Mexico and
Central America.

South Central Canada to the High Plains:
A broad area of light aerosol was detected over much of southern and
central Alberta and Saskatchewan extending into much of Montana and
northern Wyoming. Aerosol models suggest that this is likely long range
transport of blowing dust from Asia.

UNKNOWN
Alaska:
An unknown aerosol was seen over the northern Gulf of Alaska extending
from the Kenai peninsula into the northern Gulf of Alaska south and east
of Kodiak Island.

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.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/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.