DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z September 1, 2015
SMOKE: Central U.S/Central Canada: A large swath of smoke extends across the entire central U.S and into south-central Canada due to the large number of wildfires occurring in the western U.S. The large amount of smoke stretches from Texas towards the north-northeast across much of the southern and central Plains as well as the entire Mississippi valley and into the Midwestern region of the U.S. The smoke is also seen extending across the Ohio Valley, to the north into southern Ontario/southwestern Quebec, as well as through southern portions of New England and out over the Atlantic Ocean and into portions of Nova Scotia as well. Much of this smoke is light to moderate in density, with the heaviest density smoke seen across north-central U.S, from eastern North Dakota/South Dakota and eastern Nebraska towards the northeast into portions of southern Ontario and far western New York. Western U.S: The 'Rough' fire continues to burn in central California, producing light to heavy density smoke over California that is slowly drifting out and away from the fire in all directions, mostly towards northern California and into western Nevada. Alaska: A thin ribbon of light density smoke is seen moving southward from Kodiak Island and over the Gulf of Alaska. This smoke is likely due to the “Twin Creeks” fire burning on the island. DUST: An area of blowing dust is seen moving across portions of northern Nevada towards the northeast. The full extent of the dust is difficult to discern due to the nearby wildfire occurring in central California. Heeps From earlier today... 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. 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