Friday, September 4, 2015

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z September 4, 2015

SMOKE:
Central/Eastern US:
A large plume of light density smoke is visible heading southeast from
Minnesota through western Wisconsin, eastern Iowa, NE Missouri, Illinois,
and western Indiana. Another area of light to moderate density smoke is
visible in the east coast extending as far south as North Carolina and
as far north as New Brunswick and into the Atlantic Ocean. The moderate
density smoke is visible throughout NE North Carolina extending as far
north as New Hampshire and into the Atlantic Ocean.

Northern/Southern Canada:
Strips of light density smoke is visible in NE Northwest Territories and
heading eastward through Nunavut and into northern Hudson Bay. Another
area of light density smoke is visible in southern Canada. There are
two small strips of light density smoke visible through northern and
southern Ontario and heading east into southern Quebec.

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

 


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.