DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z June 2, 2015

Central Canada:
An area of light density remnant smoke was seen in the southern portions
to the central portions of Alberta and Saskatchewan and was moving
eastward.  The extent of the light density remnant smoke was obscured
due to clouds from convection in Montana.  Moderate density smoke could
be seen centered within this area of light density smoke from Alberta
to Saskatchewan.  This area of smoke mostly originated from wildfires
in western Canada.

Eastern Canada/Great Lakes:
A broad area of light to moderate density remnant smoke was observed
in eastern Canada and the northern portions of the Great Lakes.  Light
density remnant smoke was seen over eastern Ontario, Lake Superior,
Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, the eastern portions of Hudson Bay, and
northwestern Quebec.  Embedded within this area of smoke was an area
of moderate density remnant smoke which could be seen wrapped around an
upper level low pressure circulation located on the border of Ontario and
Quebec.  This area of moderate density remnant smoke spanned from Georgian
Bay to James Bay and ended along the border of Quebec and Newfoundland.
The primary source for this broad area of light to moderate density
remnant smoke is likely to be from Canadian Wildfires.

-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

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.