DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 28, 2014

SMOKE:

Central/Eastern Canada:
Several areas of light to moderate density smoke are visible extending
from central to eastern Canada. Moderate density smoke is visible in
Nunavut, Ontario, Hudson Bay, and Quebec. Lighter smoke is visible
in Manitoba, Ontario, Hudson Bay, and Nunavut. This remnant smoke
originates from the wildfires burning in NW Territories, Saskatchewan,
and British Columbia.

Western Canada:
A large plume of moderate density smoke is visible moving eastward from
a cluster of wildfires located in eastern British Columbia, Canada. The
smoke is seen moving into Alberta and Saskatchewan, where it dissipates
into lighter density smoke.

Western U.S.:
A large plume of moderate density smoke is visible moving NE from a
cluster of wildfires located in northern California. Moderate density
smoke is visible in northern California and Oregon, dissipating into
lighter smoke in eastern Oregon into Idaho.

AEROSOLS:
East Coast:
A large plume of unknown aerosols are seen slowly moving offshore into
the Atlantic Ocean from Massachusetts down to North Carolina. The plume
is first visible at 1145Z and continues past 1500Z in GOES-EAST.

Southern Plains/Midwest:
A large area of unknown aerosols are seen extending through the central
US across the boundary of GOES-WEST imagery. Areas affected include:
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Arkansas, with denser quantities seen in
Missouri and Illinois. The plume is first visible at at 1200Z.


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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.