DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z August 23, 2016
SMOKE: North-Central Canada: Remnant light density smoke was moving north and east this afternoon. This smoke is most likely from wildfires burning across Canada and the the northern Rockies. California/Arizona/Nevada: An area of slow moving light density smoke was observed stretching along a weak frontal boundary across the area. This smoke is most likely from wildfires burning in California with some smoke possible from fires in the Pacific Northwest dropping south and east behind the frontal boundary. Northern Rockies and High Plains to the Great Lakes: An area of light density smoke with a pockets of moderate density smoke was seen streaming across the northern Rockies eastward to the Great Lakes region. This smoke is from a combination of wildfires burning across several states in the West and Canada. Additional moderate density smoke was observed trapped under morning inversions in the mountainous terrain of the northern Rockies. 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