DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z May 02, 2015
SMOKE: Southeastern US: Numerous agricultural and prescribed burns were seen in satellite imagery this afternoon/evening throughout the southeast. Light density smoke plumes associated with the fires were moving to the south. Pacific Northwest/Northern Plains: Elevated light density smoke was seen stretching from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Plains in GOES-13 visible imagery. The smoke originated from fires in Asia and was seen moving east in Oregon, northern California, southern Idaho, Colorado, northern Nebraska, South Dakota, western Iowa and Minnesota. Central Canada: A combination of elevated light density smoke from Asia and light density smoke from fires in Manitoba and Saskatchewan was seen in Central Canada. Clouds partially obscure the smoke seen in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the western portions of Ontario as it continues to move east. -Cronin 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