DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z June 10, 2014
Western U.S: A large area of thin to heavy density smoke is present over central and southeastern Oregon, southern Idaho, northern Utah, northern Nevada, and northern California. Thin smoke extends through most of this area, moderate density smoke extends to the east of this fire through eastern Oregon, and heavy density smoke is seen very close to the wildfire and moving south. This smoke originates from the Two Bulls fire in central Oregon. Mexico/Arizona: Thin to heavy density smoke is seen in northern Sonora, Mexico, near the Mexico/Arizona border. Light smoke has made its way into southern Arizona, while moderate and heavy density smoke remains in Mexico over the fire. Florida: A widespread area of thin to moderate density smoke is extending from a group of fires south of Lake Okeechobee. Thin smoke ranges to the northeast of the fire over the Atlantic Ocean, and moderate density smoke remains near the fire, as well as a patch to the northeast over the Atlantic. Texas: Blowing dust is visible in northern Texas moving southward. It is originating from an area just north of Amarillo. Northwest Territories: A thin to heavy density smoke plume is extending from a fire originating to the southwest of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. Thin to moderately dense smoke is ranging to the southwest into northwestern Alberta and northeastern British Columbia, while heavy smoke remains close to the fire and extending into northwestern Alberta. Heeps 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