DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z September 26, 2016
SMOKE: Bering Sea/Alaska/Northeastern Pacific: A large area of thin density smoke which is likely attributed to recent fire activity in Russia was seen stretching from far south central Alaska (including Anchorage) southward over the Gulf of Alaska and the far northeastern Pacific. Farther to the northwest, more likely smoke from Russia was visible moving south across the Bering Sea. Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley: Numerous seasonal agricultural fires were detected over the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley from southeastern Missouri to northeastern Louisiana and northwestern Mississippi. A few thin density smoke plumes were visible with these fires though cloudiness did interfere some with smoke detection. BLOWING DUST: Southern California/Northern Baja: Offshore winds were blowing an aerosol which may be composed at least partly of blowing dust from southern California and northern Baja to the west and southwest and out over the Pacific. JS 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