Saturday, September 2, 2017

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 18:30Z September 2, 2017

SMOKE:
Canada:
Alberta...
Fires in Central Alberta were seen producing light plumes of smoke
traveling east into Saskatchewan near Clearwater River Park.

British Columbia...
Multiple fires in the southern part of the province were observed emitting
smoke that was traveling north east.

Continental US:
A large swath of remnant smoke was observed over the Western portion of
the country. Reaching from the west coast as far east as Illinois.

Washington State...
Fires in the central part of the state were observed producing heavy
smoke that was seen traveling north east.

Oregon...
Fires in the south western portion of the state were emitting thick
plumes of smoke traveling south west out to sea.

California...
Fires in the north western portion of the state were emitting thick plumes
of smoke traveling south west out to sea. A large fire was observed near
Fresno emitting moderate amounts of smoke traveling north west. Another
large fire near Yosemite National Park was observed emitting moderate
amounts of smoke traveling north west.

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.