Monday, May 25, 2015

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 25, 2015

SMOKE:
Western Canada/Central Canada/US:
A large area of light to heavy-density smoke is visible moving east from
numerous wildfires burning in British Columbia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan
(notably the wildfire near Garson Lake). This smoke is visible affecting
British Columbia, Yukon, Alaska, NW Territories, Saskatchewan, Manitoba,
Ontario, Montana, and North Dakota. The heaviest smoke is visible in
Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba and visible crossing the border into
North Dakota.

Gulf of Mexico:
An area of medium-density remnant smoke from the seasonal burning in
Central America was visible moving NW over the southwest Gulf of Mexico
extending to the Yucatan Peninsula.

Mid-Atlantic:
A plume of medium-density remnant smoke is visible drifting SE in the
Atlantic Ocean. This plume is visible offshore New York, New Jersey,
Delaware, and Maryland.

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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.