DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z October 17, 2017
SMOKE California: Wildfires continued to burn throughout the state this evening. The Miller complex wildfire was producing smoke traveling NE along the California/Oregon border. The Central Lnu Complex was producing large quantities of light to moderate smoke traveling WSW into the Pacific Ocean. Fires in Sierra National Forest and Yosemite National park were producing dense smoke traveling NNE. Pacific Northwest/Northern Great Basin/Northern Rockies: Numerous fires were burning across Oregon/Washington and N. Idaho. Quite a few were producing moderately dense to dense smoke moving mostly ENE to NE in direction. Southern Canada/Northern Plains Multiple fires (most likely agricultural) were burning across S/C Saskatchewan, S. Manitoba and North Dakota. Only a few in satellite imagery were seen producing light to moderately dense smoke. Mississippi Valley: Multiple fires were burning across S. Missouri, E. Arkansas, W. Mississippi, and most of Louisiana. A few were producing moderately dense to dense smoke moving S across those regions. J Kibler 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