DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 20, 2014
SMOKE Western U.S: An extensive area of moderate to heavy density smoke is visible over much of western U.S, originating from the King wildfire located east of Sacramento, CA. The lighter smoke is focused further east over southwestern Wyoming, southern Idaho, southern Oregon, northern Utah, and northern Nevada. The thickest smoke is visible moving westward throughout much of California. Northern Plains: Light to moderate density smoke oriented southwest-northeast is seen moving eastward across Minnesota, the Dakotas, and back over northeastern Wyoming. This remnant smoke is associated with the King wildfire occurring in CA. Central U.S: An area of light density smoke is seen swirling over southern Iowa, northern Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, and northeastern Texas. This smoke is likely a combination of remnant smoke from the King wildfire as well as smoke associated with the multitude of agricultural burns that have been occurring throughout the Mississippi Valley. Heeps 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