DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 21, 2014
SMOKE: Ohio Valley: An area of light density smoke is visible moving eastward across Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, southeastern Michigan, western West Virginia, western Pennsylvania, and western New York. This smoke is most likely remnant smoke from the King wildfire occurring in CA that has moved across the country. South-central U.S: Light density smoke is visible drifting over Louisiana, northeastern Texas, Oklahoma, northwestern Arkansas, Kansas, and Missouri. While northern portions of the plume may be associated with the King wildfire, most of the plume most likely originates from the multitude of agricultural fires that continue to occur throughout the Mississippi Valley. Western U.S: A large area of moderate to heavy density smoke is visible moving northwest throughout California and into Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and out over the western coastline over the Pacific Ocean. Much of this smoke is associated with the King wildfire located east of Sacramento, Ca. Some newer wildfires appearing in Oregon (one of them named the '36 Pit' wildfire in northwestern Oregon) have been producing light to moderate density smoke which has been contributing to the larger smoke plume. A number of smaller wildfires have also been seen through central Idaho and northeastern Oregon, essentially remaining close to the wildfires and drifting over the region. 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