DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z August 12, 2016

SMOKE:
Canada:
Light density smoke resulting from ongoing wildfire activity over
northwestern Canada is seen extending from the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut southward into northern Saskatchewan, northeastern Manitoba,
western Hudson Bay and eastward into northern Ontario.

Idaho/Wyoming:
The fires in eastern Oregon and Idaho are producing light to moderate
density smoke heading southeastward. Another patch of light density
smoke mostly from wildfires in northwestern Wyoming with a possibility
of some smoke from the wildfires in central Idaho was seen extending
from northern Wyoming/southeastern Montana into the Dakotas and far
south-central Canada.

California:
Light to moderate density smoke mostly from wildfires in central and
southern California was seen over portions of central California moving
north. Due to cloud cover, it is difficult to determine how far west
into the pacific the smoke extends.


Kemal


Earlier Today:
SMOKE:
Canada:
Light to moderate density smoke resulting from ongoing wildfire activity
over northwestern Canada is seen extending from the Northwest Territories
and Nunavut southward into northern Saskatchewan, northeastern Manitoba,
then east into northern Ontario and central/southeastern Quebec. Another
area of light density smoke was seen extending from Newfoundland and
Labrador over the northern Atlantic Ocean which may be partly attributed
to wildfire activity over Nova Scotia.

North-central US
Light density smoke mostly from wildfires in northwestern Wyoming was
seen extending from northern Wyoming/southeastern Montana into the
Dakotas and far south-central Canada.

California:
Light density smoke mostly from wildfires in central and southern
California was seen over portions of central California.

Utah:
A stripe of light density smoke was seen over south-central Utah which
may be due to the California fires, as well as, fires over eastern Nevada
and southern Utah.

JS/JW

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.