Thursday, June 23, 2016

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z June 23, 2016

SMOKE:
Southwest US/Central Plains
Wildfires in the southwestern US are responsible for a large area of
thin density remnant smoke extending from the four corners region east
over the central plains and into Illinois, Indiana, and western Kentucky.

Canada/North Central US
An expansive area of light density remnant smoke is observed in satellite
imagery stretching from Yukon Territory east over Northwest Territories
and southern Nunavut, and then south over nearly all of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario. The remnant smoke continues into
the northern U.S. over parts of North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin,
Michigan, and the Great Lakes. Ribbons of moderately dense smoke are
embedded within the plume, and they stretch northwest to southeast over
western Manitoba into northwest Minnesota, and western Ontario to over
Lake Superior.  This smoke likely originated from two recent wildfires
southwest of Great Bear Lake in the Northwest Territories.


Ramirez


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.