Wednesday, July 9, 2014

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.

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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.