DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z September 7, 2015
SMOKE: California/Nevada: A large plume of light to heavy-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. Washington/British Columbia: A plume of light-density smoke is visible originating from the several wildfire complexes in central Washington, as it moves north into British Columbia. Due to the extensive cloud cover in the region, it is difficult to determine the boundaries of the smoke. Mississippi River Valley: An area of light density smoke is visible moving westward from the Mississippi River, affecting Missouri and Arkansas. Among the area of light smoke is separate plumes from several prescribed agricultural burns taking place in the region. New York/Quebec: A wave of remnant smoke is visible moving eastward across the Great Lakes, New York, and Quebec this evening. It is also possible that this plume is mixed with other aerosols, such as sulfates. 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