DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 9, 2017
SMOKE ALASKA / NORTHERN CANADA: Numerous large fires located in Eastern Alaska and northern portions of the Yukon Territory are producing an extremely large area of light to moderate smoke. This area of smoke extends from the Yukon Territory southeastward across the Canadian Rockies and into the Prairies. NORTHERN PLAINS AND OHIO VALLEY Fires burning across Montana, Wyoming and Colorado are producing a swath of light density smoke from eastern Wyoming east into Illinois. CALIFORNIA: The Alamo and Wall fires in California is producing light to moderately dense smoke extending northward across the state and into Nevada. -GAETANO 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