DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z May 23, 2016
SMOKE: Southeast Canada/Great Lakes/Ohio Valley/Eastern Mississippi Valley/Northeast US: An expansive area of residual thin to moderate density smoke covers much of southeast Canada from eastern Ontario eastward across James Bay/Quebec/southern Labrador/Newfoundland. The smoke extends south from Canada through the Great Lakes/Ohio Valley region to as far south as southeast Missouri. From the Great Lakes region the smoke moves east into the northeast. The source of the majority of this smoke is from the wildfires near Fort McMurray. Central Canada: An area of light smoke stretches across parts of northeast British Columbia eastward into central sections of Alberta and northern Saskatchewan. A heavier patch is seen in northern Saskatchewan. Most of the smoke is likely from fires burning near Ft. McMurray and across British Columbia/Alberta. J Kibler 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