DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715Z July 14, 2017
SMOKE.... Alaska/Canada/Upper Midwest: Wildfires continue to burn across portions of northeastern Alaska, the Yukon Territory, Northwest Territory, and British Columbia. Light to moderate density remnant smoke from these fires covers most of Alaska, most of Canada, and down into the Upper Midwest of the United States. Heavy density smoke is lingering and still attached to the actual fires in British Columbia, northeastern Alaska, and the Yukon Territory. California/Nevada: An area of light remnant smoke from fires burning in Southern California and western Nevada continue to be seen. Medium density remnant smoke from fires in Southern California is seen in the central valley of California to up against the base of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. DUST.... Caribbean.... An area of Saharan dust extended through the Caribbean Sea towards Central America and the Yucatan. Whisnant 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