DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z July 20, 2014
Currently: U.S/Canada Heavy smoke continues to emit from wildfires across the Northwest Territories, Washington, Oregon and Northern California. The wildfires over the Northwest Territories are producing dense to very dense smoke spreading south into northern Alberta. The wildfires in Washington and Oregon are emitting dense smoke easterly into western sections of the state and into Idaho and Montana. The moderately dense smoke in Saskatchewan and Manitoba has now reached parts of northwest Ontario into the Hudson Bay. Another area of moderately dense residual smoke can now be seem moving off the northeast Canada coast with northern sections of the strip of smoke reaching southern Greenland. In the U.S. the residual smoke from the Washington/Oregon wildfires has spread into parts of the Dakota, northern Nebraska, southern Canada and is now reaching western Minnesota and most likely Iowa. Dust: Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas: Based on satellite imagery and the NRL Aerosol page an area of dust can be seen moving across parts of southern Texas and into southern Arkansas and western/Louisiana. Weather clouds across a large portion of Louisiana and Arkansas is blocking the full view of dust. J Kibler Earlier Today 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