Wednesday, September 16, 2015

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z September 16, 2015

SMOKE:

Western and Central US:
A large area of light to medium-density smoke is visible this moving
moving NE extending from Ontario to Arkansas The heaviest areas of
smoke include  Ontario, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, and
Missouri. Areas affected by lighter smoke include Ontario, Quebec,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas,
and Arkansas. 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 from the wildfires, due to the extensive cloud cover
in California, Nevada, Idaho, and Utah this morning.

Eastern Canada/New England:
A large plume of light-density smoke is visible moving SE this morning
extending from Quebec to the Atlantic Ocean. Areas affected include
Quebec, New Brunswick, Maine, and Nova Scotia.

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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.