DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 12, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/Northern U.S: Large areas of light to medium density smoke is visible in satellite imagery this morning moving SE through central Canada into the northern US. Areas affected by medium density smoke include BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, NW Territories, Manitoba, Ontario, and northern North Dakota. Areas affected by light density smoke include BC, Alberta, NW Territories, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, northern Montana, and northern North Dakota. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires burning in BC, Alberta, and the NW Territories. Washington: A plume of light density smoke is visible in satellite imagery moving north from the Rock Hill and Mills Canyon wildfires still burning near Quincy, WA. California/Oregon: Two plumes of light-density smoke are visible moving north in satellite imagery this morning from the Bully wildfire located near Redding,CA. The first is located near the Six Rivers National Forest, CA moving across the northern border where the second is located near Deschutes National Forest, OR. DUST: Lower Mississippi Valley: A large area of moderately dense blowing dust is visible dominating the greater Lower Mississippi Valley this morning. Blowing Saharan dust is visible affecting Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas. The plumes are first visible at sunrise. 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