DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 31, 2015

SMOKE:
Western/Central US and Canada:
Large concentrations of light to heavy smoke is visible throughout the
US due to the raging wildfires in the western US. The heaviest smoke is
visible in the central US and Canada, affecting Ontario, Minnesota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma,
Arkansas, and Texas. Medium-density smoke is visible in Saskatchewan,
Manitoba, Ontario, California, Montana, North Dakota, Wyoming, Minnesota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois,
Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, moving east and
south. Light smoke is visible in California, South Dakota, Nebraska,
Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. This
smoke originates from the wildfires burning in California, Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, British Columbia, Alberta, and Montana.

Eastern US/Canada/Atlantic Ocean:
An area of light to medium-density smoke is visible moving NE off the
New England and Eastern Canada coast into the Atlantic Ocean. This smoke
ranges from New England (New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine) north as far as St. Pierre
and Miquelon, and originates from wildfires continuing to rage in the
US Pacific NW.

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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.