DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z August 1, 2014
Central Canada/US: A very large area of light to heavy density smoke is visible this morning in a majority of central and eastern Canada and US. The heaviest smoke is visible affecting Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Hudson Bay, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, the Great Lakes, and Michigan. Moderate smoke is visible affecting NW Territories, Nunavut, Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, the Great Lakes, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. The lightest smoke is visible affecting NW Territories, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires continuing to burn around the Great Slave Lake region in NW Territories. Eastern Canada/US: A few areas of light to moderate density smoke are visible extending NE from the Great Lakes up through the US northeast. Areas affected by moderate smoke include New York, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Quebec, New Brunswick, Anticosti Island, Nova Scotia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Newfoundland and Labrador. A plume of light density smoke is visible over Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires continuing to burn around the Great Slave Lake region in NW Territories. Pacific Northwest: An area of light to moderate density smoke is visible emitting from several wildfires located in California, Oregon, and Washington. The heaviest smoke is located in a pocket in central Oregon. This remnant smoke is visible in these states extending into Idaho and BC. British Columbia: Several areas of moderate to heavy smoke is visible moving eastward in BC into Alberta where some of the smoke is converging with remnant smoke from the wildfires in NW Territories. The southern area of fires in BC is emitting smoke into Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Montana. The heaviest pocket of smoke is located in central BC. Yukon: Two plumes of light remnant smoke is visible in Yukon (one near the Alaskan border) moving SE towards NW Territories. This smoke originates from the burning that is taking place in Asia and making its way over the Arctic. 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