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. Ruminski 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