DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z July 21, 2017
SMOKE: Canada... A large area of smoke caused by several wildfires in the Northwest Territories is traveling southeast deep into Ontario where it changes direction and travels northeast into Hudson Bay. California/Inter-mountain West... The Detwiler Fire in east central California continues to produce a significant amount of smoke, with thin to moderately dense smoke seen extending southeast. Montana... The Bridge Coulee fire in eastern Montana was seen producing large plumes of light to moderately dense smoke, traveling southeast. DUST: Caribbean Sea/Middle Atlantic Ocean.... The significant layer of Saharan dust that has been visible for the past few days has spread a bit farther to the west and is now covering the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and much of the Caribbean Sea. -Westbrook 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