DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0400Z June 7 2016
SMOKE: Arizona/Northwest Mexico: Fire activity in central Arizona continue to produce smoke this morning with remnant thin smoke extending from southern Utah south and southeast through north and east Arizona, west and southwest New Mexico, and far western Texas. Moderate to localized very dense smoke was near fire activity over central Arizona and extending northeast. numerous fires in the mountainous regions of northwest Mexico have also added smoke to the area. Midwest: Thin residual smoke was seen from southern Ontario extending southwest to northeast Indiana. The source region of this smoke is likely fire activity that is over northern Alberta. Gulf Coast: Thin residual smoke was seen from portions of northern Georgia extending west southwest along the Gulf Coast States to southern Texas. The source of this smoke was fire activity over Mexico. Alaska: Remnant smoke from fire activity over Siberia extended from portions of southern Alaska west through the Aleutians. DUST: Southwest: An area blowing dust extended from portions of southern Utah southwest to southern California. Hanna 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