DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0315Z July 4, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/U.S: Smoke from wildfires continuing to burn across much of Northwest Territories and northern Alberta/Saskatchewan is moving southeastward across western Canada and entering the U.S. through the northern Plains. The smoke extends further south through the southern Plains and Mississippi Valley, and can be seen as far south as Texas and Oklahoma. Moderate to heavy density smoke is seen over Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and western Nunavut. DUST: Lower Mississippi Valley/Gulf of Mexico: Dust can be seen surging across southern and central Texas, extending back over western and northern portions of the Gulf of Mexico as well as into Louisiana. The dust is moderately dense and Saharan in origin. Southwestern U.S: Blowing dust can be seen moving northward across northern Baja California into southeastern California, western Arizona and southern Nevada. 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