DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z May 14, 2015

SMOKE:
Canada:
Large areas of light to medium density smoke are visible this morning
in satellite imagery originating from several Canadian wildfires as
well as remnant Asian smoke. The thickest smoke is visible exclusively
in British Columbia, moving NW towards the Pacific Ocean. Three other
separate plumes farther east are visible affecting Yukon, NW Territories,
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Nunavut, and Quebec. The plume
is moving SE making its way across the border into New England.

Western Gulf of Mexico:
A large area of light to medium density smoke mixed with Saharan dust
continues to be observed in the western Gulf of Mexico making its way
north to the Gulf coast of Texas. The smoke spans from the Gulf of
Campeche west and north. The smoke originated from an abundance of
agricultural/prescribed burns in Cuba and Central America.

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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.