DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z September 30, 2017
SMOKE: Northwestern US/Far Southwestern Canada... Light density smoke was seen across portions of Idaho, eastern Washington, southeastern British Columbia and southwestern Alberta. Cloud cover associated with a frontal system was obscuring any smoke present over much central and western Oregon and Washington, as well as northern California. However, the wildfires in northern California have been analyzed, meaning that it is possible that this plume is still connected with that wildfire. In addition to the wildfire in northern California, other wildfires throughout Idaho and southern British Columbia were emitting moderate to thick smoke, possibly contributing to the overall light density plume. Mississippi Valley/Southeastern CONUS... Many agricultural burns across the southeastern US and Mississippi Valley are emitting light smoke plumes. Cirrus clouds obscured portions of Arkansas and southern Missouri, which likely obscures the analysis of at least a few smoke plumes throughout the Missouri bootheel and northeastern Arkansas. DUST: Southwestern Saskatchewan... Blowing dust was observed emanating from the region around Cabri Lake in southwestern Saskatchewan. This dust was seen being blown off towards the north as far as Manitou Lake in east-central Saskatchewan. Bahamas/Cuba... Saharan dust was seen across the Bahamas and Cuba. This layer of Saharan dust was seen moving off towards the east and northeast. -Hosley 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