DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z August 25, 2016
SMOKE: Northern Canada: An area of light density remnant smoke likely originating from wildfires in the western US was seen stretching across southern Alberta into central Saskatchewan and central Manitoba. The full extent of this area of remnant smoke was difficult to determine due to extensive cloud cloud cover throughout Canada. A significant light to heavy density smoke plume emanating from a wildfire north of Great Slave Lake was seen traveling south. Northeastern United States/Southeast Canada: An area of light density smoke was seen moving eastward from the southeastern coast of Canada and the northeastern coast of the United States extending from southeast New York to Newfoundland and Labrador. This smoke may be from the wildfires in the western United States. Pacific Northwest: An area of light density remnant smoke originating from wildfires in the northern portions of the Intermountain West was seen over the northern Idaho, eastern Washington and eastern Oregon traveling to the southwest. Several light to heavy density smoke plumes scattered throughout the Pacific Northwest were seen primarily traveling towards the southwest. A significant heavy density smoke plume could be seen traveling southwest from a wildfire in the Olympic National Park. Southwest US: A broad area of light density remnant smoke could be seen across most of the US Southwest although cloud cover over the Four Corner states limited the ability to detect the full extent of this smoke. Multiple light to heavy density smoke plumes could be seen moving to the southeast along the southwestern coast of California while the wildfire named Cedar was fanning smoke to the east in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains. Intermountain West/South-Central Canada: A large area of remnant smoke of light density covers the northwestern and north-central United States extending into south-central Canada although clouds over the central US obscure the full extent of this area of remnant smoke. The smoke is from wildfires in the western United States. -Cronin 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