DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 16, 2017
SMOKE Alaska/Canada/Great Lakes Region Wildfires continue to burn in Alaska and western Canada, and are collectively responsible for an expansive remnant smoke plume. Light density remnant smoke is observed from central Alaska and stretches east over several Canadian provinces, including Yukon Territory, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec. Smoke extends south into the U.S. Pacific Northwest as well as parts of the Great Lakes Region. Moderate and heavy smoke remains confined to central Canada with a ribbon of medium density smoke dropping south over Minnesota and Wisconsin. Intermountain West: Fires in western Nevada are producing light density smoke moving in the northeast direction. Light smoke is observed over southern Montana and northern Utah as well. Ramirez 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