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