DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z May 30, 2016
SMOKE: Alaska: An area of thin density remnant smoke was observed over western and northern Alaska. This area of smoke has been relatively stationary and most likely originated from fires in Siberia. A light to moderate density smoke plume was seen traveling towards the southwest from a fire that was about 30 kilometers northeast of Nikolai. Canada: An area of light density remnant smoke from the Fort McMurray wildfire was seen over northeast Alberta, northwest Saskatchewan and southeast Northwest Territories. The smoke coverage is likely greater but cloud cover obscures the full extent. Arizona/New Mexico: Multiple light to heavy density smoke plumes were observed moving towards the northeast in central Arizona and west-central New Mexico from wildfires. Gulf of Mexico: An area of light smoke was detected over the southwest Gulf of Mexico and was traveling towards the west. This smoke was from the continuing seasonal agricultural burning in the Yucatan peninsula. -Cronin 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