DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1740Z June 13, 2014
SMOKE: Midwest: An expansive area of light-density smoke is visible stretching from edge of Minnesota moving SE through Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. This remnant smoke originates from wildfires burning near the Great Slave Lake. Nevada/Utah: A small area of light-density smoke is visible moving NE towards western Utah this morning from eastern Nevada. Clouds obscure the view of the moving smoke, so the range of the plume is difficult to determine. This remnant smoke originates from the small fires that have been burning to the south that were referenced in the Text last night. NW Territories: A large plume of light-density smoke is visible swirling around the Great Slave Lake wildfires located in the NW Territories. The smoke extends throughout the province and is moving SE into Alberta. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires burning around the Great Slave Lake. AEROSOLS: Texas: A large plume of unknown aerosols are visible looming over northern Texas this morning. The plumes are first visible at 1200Z and continue until approximately 1500Z. Due to the high levels of blowing dust to the west and the remnant smoke coming from the north (Canada) and south (Mexico), the levels of aerosols in this area are elevated. Eastern Gulf of Mexico: A large plume of unknown aerosols are visible moving NW off of Cuba towards U.S. waters in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, just west of the FL Keys. Plumes are first visible at sunrise and continue past 1500Z. 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.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