DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z May 31, 2015
SMOKE: Central Plains: A detached area of thin remnant smoke was seen drifting southwards over the Central Plains this evening. The source is likely wildfires occurring in western Canada and this area was seen over the northern Plains earlier this morning and is now extending over far southwestern Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and northern Oklahoma. Western/Central Canada: A large area of generally light to moderate density smoke is seen across western Canada over much of Yukon and Northwest Territories to the east and southeast over much of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and western Ontario near the U.S/Canada border in extreme northern Minnesota. Embedded areas of heavy density smoke is seen generally close to the wildfire sources, as well as a larger area over much of Northwest Territories including parts of the McKenzie River and northwestern Great Slave Lake. This expansive area of smoke originates from numerous wildfires in northern Alberta, northern Saskatchewan, northern British Columbia, Northwest Territories and the Yukon Territory. 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