DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z August 3, 2014

SMOKE:
Canada/U.S:
A large amount of light to heavy density smoke is visible over
the majority of Canada and US. The heaviest smoke is visible moving
eastward affecting NW Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and
Nunavut. Moderate smoke is visible moving south, then SE through Nunavut,
Hudson Bay, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Ontario, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, the Great Lakes,
Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York,
Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick, and Quebec. Areas of light
smoke include NW Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Hudson Bay,
Ontario,  the Great Lakes, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Texas, Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas. This smoke originates
from the many wildfires that continue to burn in the NWTerritories near
the Great Slave Lake.

British Columbia:
A few areas of light to moderate density smoke are visible moving eastward
from BC into Alberta and Yukon.

Western US:
A large area of light to heavy density smoke is visible over a majority of
the western US due to the wildfires burning in the Pacific NW, notably in
northern California. The heaviest smoke is visible affecting California,
Oregon, and Idaho. Light density smoke is visible affecting Oregon,
Washington, BC, Alberta, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Saskatchewan. As
the smoke continues to travel eastward, it converges with the smoke coming
south from Canada in the northern Plains. A plume of light density smoke
is also visible in New Mexico moving into Texas.

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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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.