DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z May 27, 2015
SMOKE Western Canada/Central Canada/US: A large area of light to medium-density smoke from the numerous wildfires burning over parts of western Canada extends across Yukon, western NW Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The smoke travels across the border into the northern Plains as far south as Nebraska. A band of detached smoke has traveled offshore as well off British Columbia in the Pacific Ocean, however due to the large amount of dust and smoke coming from Asia, it may be mixed in with the Canadian smoke too. Pacific NW: A plume of medium-density smoke is visible curling counterclockwise towards the SE extending from British Columbia through Oregon. This smoke originates from the wildfires taking place in British Columbia as well as western and central Canada the last few weeks. Mid-Atlantic: A plume of light-density remnant smoke is visible moving SE extending from Manhattan Island as far south as Virginia Beach, VA. This smoke was visible this morning, and has shifted more south. This smoke originated from the wildfires currently burning in Canada. Gulf of Mexico: A large area of medium-density smoke is visible extending NW from the Yucatan Peninsula all the way west to the Mexican coast, as well as crossing the border north into Texas and Louisiana. This smoke originates from the agricultural burns taking place in Central America as well as oil exploration in the Bay of Campeche. There is also a considerable amount of Saharan dust in the Caribbean, and is visible moving east to west, which may be mixed in with the remnant smoke that is traveling up the Gulf coast. Oegerle 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