DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z July 2, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/U.S: Smoke from wildfires continuing across much of Northwest Territories and northern Alberta has become entrained into the upper level flow, bringing it southward across central portions of the U.S. Smoke extends from northern Yukon and Northwest Territories southward across western Nunavut, northwestern Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Smoke enters into the U.S. through Montana and North Dakota and can be seen as far south as Oklahoma and Arkansas. The smoke then hooks northeastward through the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes region. Moderate density smoke in the U.S. is embedded in this flow through the central and northern Plains, and moderate to heavy density smoke remains over western Canada. California: An area of light density smoke is seen over northern California and extending northward through central Oregon. This smoke originates from a wildfire occurring northeast of Calistoga. DUST: Eastern U.S: A band of Saharan Dust is visible moving eastward across Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and southern Virginia. Lower Mississippi/Gulf of Mexico An area of moderate density Saharan dust remains over eastern Texas, southern Arkansas, Louisiana, and western Mississippi. The Saharan dust can also been seen over northern and central portions of the Gulf of Mexico. 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