DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1830Z August 26, 2015
SMOKE Western/Central US: Large concentrations of light to heavy density smoke is visible across the country originating from the Pacific NW. The heaviest smoke is visible moving north from California through Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho, Montana and North and South Dakota. The moderate density smoke is visible affecting northern California, through Oregon, Idaho, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, western Missouri as it continues SE into northeast Oklahoma and Arkansas. The Light density smoke is coming from the Pacific NW and is visible throughout Northern Basin, Northern Rockies, the Plains and all of the Mississippi Valley. Western/Central Canada:Eastern Canada: A large area of light to moderate density smoke is seen in western Canada throughout southern British Columbia, most of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, western Ontario and central Hudson bay. The moderate density smoke is visible in southern Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and western Ontario. Another patch of light density smoke is visible in the east coast of Canada making its way down south into the eastern portions of the US. The light density smoke encompassed all of Newfoundland and Labrador, northeast Quebec and as far south as Prince Edward Island. Gulf of Mexico/Eastern US and Atlantic Ocean: An area of light smoke is visible attached to the smoke from the Pacific NW streaming down the central Plains into the Gulf coast region, including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida as it crosses over the state to the Atlantic coast, affecting all of South Carolina and southeast North Carolina. Kemal 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