Thursday, May 26, 2016

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z May 26, 2016

SMOKE
Central Canada:
Thin to moderately dense smoke was seen this morning associated with
the Fort McMurray fires in northeast Alberta. The smoke extended from
northeast Alberta eastward across northern Saskatchewan just south
of Reindeer Lake and across central Ontario to the western shore of
Hudson Bay.

Western Atlantic Ocean to southern New England and Mid Atlantic:
An area of thin remnant smoke from the wildfire in northeast Alberta was
seen stretching from New York, eastern Pennsylvania, eastern Maryland
and Delaware eastward into the Atlantic south of Nova Scotia. The full
extent of the smoke over the Mid Atlantic was not easily discerned as
the smoke gradually faded.

DUST
West Texas:
An area of light remnant dust from a more significant dust storm last
evening was seen over west Texas near Midland/Odessa and lifting to
the northeast.

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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.