DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z July 19, 2014
SMOKE: U.S/Canada: Remnant smoke is visible across much of Canada and the U.S, originating from wildfires that continue to burn through the Northwest Territories, northern Saskatchewan, Washington, and Oregon. Light density smoke is seen across much of central Canada, moving southward over NW Territories, southern Nunavut, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. Smoke from both the Canadian wildfires and U.S. wildfires in Washington/Oregon are combining throughout northwestern and north-central portions of the U.S. Remnant smoke is visible across the central U.S and Northeastern U.S, as well as much of eastern Canada, currently moving out over the Atlantic Ocean. Moderate density smoke is seen embedded in the broader plume in Canada over NW Territories, southern Nunavut, southern Alberta, southern Manitoba, and Saskatchewan, and in the U.S over the northern Rockies, northern Plains, and upper Mississippi Valley. 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