DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z July 31, 2014
Central Canada/US: A very large area of light to heavy density smoke is visible over the majority of the state this morning. The heaviest smoke is visible in Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Hudson Bay, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Moderate smoke is visible in NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Great Lakes, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Kansas. Light density smoke is visible in the Manitoba, Hudson Bay, Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires that continue to burn around the Great Slave Lake in NW Territories. Eastern Canada: A large area of light to moderate density smoke is visible moving SE offshore into the Labrador Sea/Atlantic this morning affecting Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires continuing to burn near Great Slave Lake in the NW Territories. Northeast US: A large area of light density remnant smoke is visible this morning extending from Maine to Maryland moving NE offshore into the Atlantic Ocean. This smoke originates from the fires continuing to burn in Canada. Yukon: A plume of light density smoke originating from fires in Siberia moved southward from the Arctic Ocean and across northern and western Alaska affecting Yukon as well as the border with NW Territories. BC: Two areas of moderate smoke is visible moving SE from several wildfires burning in central BC, Canada. The smoke moving NE across the border into Alberta. Washington: A large area of light to moderate density smoke is visible moving eastward from the several wildfires that have been burning in central Washington. This smoke is visible affecting BC, Alberta, Idaho, and Montana. A small plume of light density smoke is also visible moving east between South Dakota and Nebraska. California: Several areas from central to northern California were visible producing light to moderate smoke this morning from several wildfires located around the state. 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