DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z September 6, 2015
SMOKE: Central California: A large plume of light to moderate-density smoke is visible originating from the Rough wildfire complex located in County, California. The smoke is visible moving north and as well as towards Nevada. Northeastern US: A light density smoke is visible in northeastern US originating from Eurasia burning. The smoke extends from Connecticut stretching as far north as Prince Edward Island. There can be some mixture of smoke coming from the Pacific NW but due to lots of cloud coverage, it is hard to see the full extent and origination of the smoke. Sulfate: Traces of sulfate with a possibility of smoke from the Pacific NW and Eurasia burning mixed in it. It is visible throughout the Gulf of Mexico and heading eastwards through Florida. According to the online forecast models, the sulfate encompasses the eastern portion of the US but some cloud coverage and lack of visibility makes it difficult to see the full extent. 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