DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z July 10, 2017
SMOKE ALASKA / WESTERN CANADA: Wildfires located near the Alaskan-Yukon border continue to produce light to moderately dense smoke that stretches across Northern Alaska and into much of the Northwestern Territories. Moderate density remnant smoke was visible over the Northwestern Territories, Alberta, and Saskatchewan this evening. Numerous fires located throughout British Columbia are producing smoke ranging from light to heavily dense. This smoke is being carried towards the northeast before combining with the remnant smoke originating from fires in Alaska. NORTHERN PLAINS: Fires located in Southeastern Montana and in Western North Dakota are generating smoke that combine to blanket much of Northern South Dakota. Moderately dense smoke was visible along Montana's southeastern border. WESTERN U.S.: The Alamo fire continues to produce smoke that is carried northward and up California. Moderately dense smoke remains within the vicinity of their sources. Remnant light density smoke combines with fires located in Northern California, Southern Oregon, and Western Nevada. Light density smoke covers much of the same area. UKNOWN AEROSOL An unknown aerosol was seen to move eastward and across the Southeastern States of Alabama, Georgia, Northern Florida, and South Carolina this evening. -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