DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 9, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/US: A large area of light to heavy density smoke is visible in satellite imagery this morning moving SE ranging from northern Canada to midwest US. Areas affected by light to medium density smoke include NW Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, eastern Montana, North Dakota South Dakota, southern Minnesota, eastern Nebraska, eastern Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and Illinois. Due to the limitations of GOES-W, it is difficult to determine how far east the smoke extends. The heaviest smoke is visible in North and South Dakota. This remnant smoke originates from the ongoing wildfires burning in the NW Territories as well as Alberta and Saskatchewan. Washington: A plume of light smoke is visible morning moving NE into BC, Canada. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires that have been burning between Lake Entiat and Quincy, WA. AEROSOLS: Atlantic: A large plume of unknown aerosols are visible this morning offshore most of the east coast in the Atlantic Ocean. The aerosols visible offshore ranging from Georgia to New Jersey. The plume is first visible at approximately 1100Z. 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