Tuesday, July 8, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z July 9, 2014

SMOKE:
Canada/US:
An expansive area of smoke originating from wildfires occurring in
Northwest Territories surrounding Great Slave Lake as well as through
Alberta and Saskatchewan is seen across much western Canada and is
currently descending through the central part of the U.S. Areas affected
include Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, eastern Montana,
North Dakota, South Dakota, western Minnesota, Nebraska, and Iowa. The
heaviest density smoke is currently moving into the U.S over eastern
Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Heavy density smoke can also
be seen over southern Alberta and southern Saskatchewan.

DUST:
Southeastern US:
A plume of blowing dust is still seen along the coast of Georgia, South
Carolina, and North Carolina. The dust is Saharan in origin.

Southern Plains:
An area of blowing dust is seen across northern Texas and Oklahoma. The
dust is most likely Saharan in origin.

Southern California:
An area of blowing dust can be seen moving northward over southern
California and the Salton Sea. The dust is originating from northern
Baja California.

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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.