DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z June 9 2016
SMOKE: Alaska/Northwestern Canada/Southern Alberta: A light density smoke plume originating from the Kuyukutuk River Fire in southwest Alaska was covering the majority of central Alaska and spreading east. A thin patch of light density smoke was seen throughout northwest British Columbia, southern Yukon, and the southeast Northwest Territory. In southern Alberta, another small patch of light density smoke was observed. Cloud cover obscured the full extent of this smoke plume. Southwestern Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche: An area of remnant thin smoke was seen in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche. The potential source of this remnant smoke could be seasonal burning from Central American prescribed/agricultural burns but is most likely remnant emissions from oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche. Southern Plains/Central Plains/US Southwest: An area of light density remnant smoke was observed over the Southern and Central Plains today and was moving generally to the southeast. Another area of light density smoke was observed in Arizona and New Mexico from wildfire activity. Upper Mississippi Valley/Great Lakes: A large area of remnant light density smoke stretches from extreme southern Manitoba and southwest Ontario across the eastern Northern Plains southeast to the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes Region. This smoke is from the wildfires that continue to burn in northeast Alberta and along the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. -Michael 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