DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z July 14, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/U.S: An extensive area of light to moderate density smoke is currently moving southward across much of the western half of Canada and into western/central regions of the U.S, originating from wildfires continuing in the Northwest Territories and British Columbia. Light smoke extends from the NW Territories south through British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and into the U.S. over the northern/central Plains, upper/middle Mississippi Valley, and the Great Lakes region. Two areas of moderate smoke can also be seen; one area over the NW Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, and Montana, and the other area over Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Michigan. More remnant smoke from the same wildfires is also seen wrapped within a low pressure system over the central U.S, and can be seen over Saskatchewan, Manitoba, northwestern Montana, North and South Dakota, and northern Minnesota. Central Texas: A small plume of remnant smoke is moving southwestward across central Texas. This smoke most likely originates from the wildfires in the NW Territories and became detached from the broader area of smoke across the central U.S. 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