DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z September 14, 2015

SMOKE:
Western and Central US:
A large area of light to medium-density smoke is visible this moving
moving east extending from Idaho to Wisconsin. The heaviest areas
of smoke include Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, South Dakota, Nebraska,
and Kansas. Areas affected by lighter smoke include Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, Manitoba, North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Indiana. This remnant smoke
originates from the wildfires currently burning in California and the
Pacific NW. Due to the visual limitations of GOES-W, it is difficult
to determine how far east smoke extends this morning. Additionally,
it is also difficult to determine how far west the smoke extends, due
to the extensive cloud cover in California, Nevada, and Utah this morning.

NE Texas:
A small plume of light-density smoke is visible moving eastward in NE
Texas moving into Arkansas this morning. This smoke could originate from
the fires that were burning in the area yesterday, but may be remnant
from the wildfires continuing to burn out west.

Great Lakes:
A detached plume of light density smoke is visible moving NE from
Minnesota into southern Canada. Smoke is visible in Minnesota, Ontario,
and western Quebec.

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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.