DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z September 28, 2016
SMOKE: California: Remnant light density smoke originating from the Loma and Soberanes fires is observed along the eastern portion of the valley in northern and central California. The fires are currently producing moderately dense smoke that is traveling south and over the Pacific Ocean including the Channel Islands. Northern Great Basin: Moderate to light density smoke is being produced from numerous fires in southeastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, and northern Idaho. The smoke is being carried towards the east and into Montana. Alaska: Long range transport of remnant smoke from Russian fires is observed over the Aleutian Islands stretching into the northeastern Pacific and moving onshore over southwest British Columbia, Vancouver Island, western Washington and northwest Oregon. -Ruminksi/Boll 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