DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z August 13, 2016
SMOKE: Canada: An area of light to moderate density smoke from recent wildfires over western Canada was seen extending from northern Nunavut towards the southeast into the central Hudson Bay. Western US: An area of light to moderate density smoke from wildfires in eastern Oregon and central Idaho was visible stretching from eastern Oregon across southern Idaho into northern Wyoming and northern Utah. UNKNOWN AEROSOL: Mid-Atlantic/southern New England: An unknown aerosol was seen along a frontal boundary extending from the mid-Atlantic region to southern New England and eastward across the western Atlantic Ocean. Aerosol models indicate the unknown aerosol is likely sulfates. Northern Plains: An unknown aerosol was seen moving southeastward in the Northern Plains. Aerosol models indicate this aerosol could be smoke from fires in Asia though confidence is very low. DS/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