DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z October 12, 2016
UNKNOWN AEROSOL: Southeast Canada: An aerosol is seen stretching from near Michigan and Lake Huron northeastward across southern Quebec. This aerosol is thought to be sulfates though other aerosol may be mixed in. Gulf of Alaska: Unknown aerosol can be seen over parts of the Gulf of Alaska just to the west of a band of thick cloud cover associated with a frontal boundary along the coast of British Columbia. This aerosol is thought to be a mix of remnant smoke, either from Asia or from numerous fires in the Pacific Northwest, along with sulfates and other aerosols. Given embedded cloud cover though it is not certain which parts are composed of which aerosol. Sheffler 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