DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 22, 2015
SMOKE: Western/Central US and Western/Central Canada: An enormous area of light to heavy smoke is visible throughout the western US, as it makes its way into Canada and the Great Lakes region. The heaviest smoke is visible is observed in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ontario. Medium-density smoke is visible through Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, Ontario, and Quebec as it advances eastward, as well as a majority of the western US including California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, North and South Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Ontario, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Light smoke is observed in Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Additionally, single detached plume of light smoke is visible moving east through the NW Territories and Alberta into Saskatchewan. This smoke originates from the numerous wildfire complexes that continue to burn in the western US. Eastern Canada/Greenland/Atlantic Ocean: Several detached plumes of light to medium-density smoke is visible continuing north offshore Quebec, Nova Scotia, and Greenland. This smoke is remnant from the wildfires that have been burning in the northwestern US and British Columbia. 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