DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1830Z July 25, 2017
SMOKE: Northern Canada and British Columbia... A large mass of remnant smoke comprised mostly of thin density continues to be visible over much of northern Canada this morning. The smoke stretches from southern Yukon eastward across the Hudson Bay, and into central Quebec. The area of smoke can also be seen in the northern half of the lower provinces. Wildfires in lower British Columbia are producing light density smoke filling the valley. Moderately dense smoke remain localized at their sources. North-Central US... Wildfires near the Idaho/Montana border are producing light density smoke that is being carried east covering much of the state of Montana. The smoke stretches across the Dakotas and into northwestern Minnesota. DUST: Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.... The area of rather thin density Saharan dust continued to be visible this morning in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Portions of coastal Texas, Louisiana, and Florida may be affected. -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