DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z July 25, 2014
SMOKE: Canada/Northern US: A large area of light to heavy density smoke is visible in the majority of Canada and northern US. The heaviest smoke is visible affecting the NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, Anticosti Island, and Quebec. Areas affected by moderate smoke include the NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Michigan, and the Great Lakes. Hudson Bay, Nunavut, and the NW Territories are the only areas affected by visible light smoke. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires that continue to burn in the Northwest Territories around Great Slave and Great Bear Lakes in Canada. Western/Central US: A large area of light density smoke is visible this morning over a majority of the western US. Areas affected by light smoke include Utah, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires burning in central/eastern Nevada and in Utah for the last few days. 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