DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 2, 2014
Canada/U.S: An extensive area of light to moderate density smoke is visible over the majority of Canada, descending into the northern, central, and eastern U.S. Moderate density smoke is visible over NW Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, the Great Lakes, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, Quebec, and Maine. Light smoke is visible in NW Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. This remnant smoke originates from the wildfires continuing to burn from the NW Territories. British Columbia: A few areas of moderate to heavy smoke is visible moving eastward over British Columbia into Alberta and NW Territories. This smoke is visible converging with the smoke originating from NW Territories. Northern Plains: A large area of light density smoke is visible moving SE extending through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. This smoke originates from the wildfires burning in the Pacific NW, as well as converging with the remnant smoke coming down from the wildfires in NW Territories and BC to the north. Pacific Northwest: A large area of moderate to heavy density smoke is visible moving northward over northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and eastern Montana. This remnant smoke originates from multiple wildfires occurring in Washington, Oregon and northern California. Central California/Nevada: A large plume of light density smoke is visible extending over central California into Nevada. This smoke originates from the multiple wildfires burning in California (specifically the “French” and “El Portal” wildfires.) 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