Friday, July 21, 2017

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.