DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z August 12, 2016
SMOKE: Canada: Light density smoke was seen resulting from ongoing wildfire activity over northwestern Canada across the Hudson Bay and into parts of eastern Nunavut and northeast Manitoba. Another area of smoke was seen over northern Alberta and Saskatchewan possibly from the ongoing fire activity. Idaho/Wyoming: The wildfires in eastern Oregon and Idaho are producing light to moderate density smoke extending from southern Idaho southeastward into Wyoming and Colorado. Utah: Very light density smoke was seen across south-central Utah possibly from wildfires in California and previous fires in southern Utah. MR/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