Thursday, August 31, 2017

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z August 31, 2017

SMOKE:

Central Canada...
The combination of wildfires burning in Saskatchewan and remnant dense
smoke from widespread fires in British Columbia are producing large
areas of moderate to dense smoke. This smoke is being picked up by the
low-level flow and is moving southeastward into the northern plains and
eastward into the Great Lakes.

Cascades...
Wildfires over British Columbia, Washington, Oregon and northern
California are producing moderate to dense smoke. Plumes of smoke
originating from fires in California are moving southwestward toward
the Pacific while fires in Idaho and Montana are producing smoke that
is moving largely eastward.

Central and Southern Plains...
Stiff northerly breezes on the west side of Harvey's remnants is bringing
light density remnant smoke to the central and southern plains. Some of
this smoke can be seen reaching northern Mexico.

Gaetano


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.