DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY


SMOKE:
Alaska:
An elongated stream of smoke was seen spanning from southwestern Alaska to
northern Yukon. Moderate density remnant smoke was seen over southwestern
Alaska into the Bering Sea and on the periphery of dense smoke centered
over central Alaska. This smoke originated from wildfires in central
Alaskan that continue to emit dense smoke.

Central Canada/US:
An expansive area of light to heavy density smoke was observed moving
southeast into northern Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, western
Alberta, Saskatchewan,  then split with denser smoke moving southward
into the Mississippi River Valley and Tennessee Valley, and another area
of medium density smoke moving eastward into Manitoba, western Ontario,
with light smoke in Hudson Bay. Wildfires in southern portions of the
Northwest Territories, northern Alberta and Saskatchewan are still
producing heavy smoke in addition to the heavy smoke moving southward
that continues to surge into the central US. Clouds in southern Alberta
and southern Saskatchewan have begun to obscure dense smoke in southern
Saskatchewan and southern Manitoba. This area of smoke originated from
Alaskan and Canadian wildfires with the majority of the smoke coming
from central Canada.

Great Lakes Region:
An area of moderate density remnant smoke was seen over the Great
Lakes region and Ohio valley  this morning. This area of remnant smoke
originated from Canadian and Alaskan wildfires.

East coast:
There is light remnant smoke from fires over Alaska and Canada along
the Eastern Seaboard.

-Kemal/Turk

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.