DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 17, 2014
SMOKE: Western US: A large area of light smoke is visible extending from Pacific NW as far east as the Northern Plains. Light smoke is visible affecting California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, BC, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, and Nebraska. This area of smoke is mostly remnant from the numerous wildfires in the northwestern US (Happy Camp Complex, July Complex, Meadow, King, Onion Mtn, 790, etc.) which continue to emit light to moderately dense smoke. The smoke is also a mixture of the convergence of smoke coming down from the multiple wildfires burning to the north in British Columbia. Western Canada: An area of light to moderate smoke is visible extending east from British Columbia to Alberta originating from the multiple wildfires burning in British Columbia. Some remnant smoke is seen moving southward, towards Washington DUST: Washington: A dense area of blowing dust is visible originating from the Summer Lake in Washington state moving NE beginning at 1900Z. 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