Saturday, May 31, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z May 31, 2014

SMOKE:
Canada:
A large plume of light-density smoke is visible in the NW Territories
moving SE between the Great Bear Lake and the Great Slave Lake into
Alberta. This remnant smoke originates from the Funny River wildfire
that was burning near Anchorage, Alaska last week. It is also possible
that this plume is mixed with blowing dust that has been traveling over
the Pacific Ocean from Asia recently.

Texas:
A large area of light-density smoke is visible in central Texas moving
south towards Mexico. This remnant smoke originates from the numerous
agricultural burns that were taking place in the state yesterday night.

AEROSOLS:
Canada:
A large area of unknown aerosols are visible moving from Lake Claire
in Alberta moving SE through Saskatchewan into Manitoba near Lake
Winnipeg. The plume is first visible around 1100Z and continues until
1400Z. It is also possible that this plume is a mixture of blowing dust
that has been traveling over the Pacific Ocean from Asia recently.

Great Lakes:
A large plume of unknown aerosols are visible moving around the Great
Lakes region extending from Michigan west to Wisconsin. The plumes are
first visible around 1100Z and continue until approximately 1330Z. It
is also possible that there is remnant smoke mixed in the area from a
wildfire located north in Canada, however clouds obscure the view from
confirming that connection.

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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.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.