DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 1730 UTC, June 24, 2018.
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SMOKE:
California...
Large wildfires in northern California were producing moderate to
high-density smoke, which was moving generally southward. Another large
fire in central California was producing high-density smoke moving
southeastward. Light-density smoke was also seen around this fire to
the east and south.
Oregon/Washington...
Light smoke from a fire in north central Oregon was moving northward into
south-central Washington. Further light smoke was seen to the south of
this fire.
New Mexico/Texas...
A large plume of light-density smoke was observed emanating from a fire
in southern New Mexico, moving northeast from its origin to west Texas.
Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan...
Remnant smoke from wildfires in Canada is drifting southward across the
northern portions of Minnesota and Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula
of Michigan.
Central Canada...
Fires in northeastern Manitoba and far northwestern Ontario were
producing moderate to high-density smoke moving generally northward,
although abrupt but brief shifts in direction to westward have been
noted throughout the morning. These fires are also likely responsible
for broad areas of light-density remnant smoke across northern Manitoba
and Alberta, as well as another region of remnant smoke across southern
Manitoba and central Ontario which was drifting slowly southward.
Western Canada...
Large wildfires in central British Columbia, along with smaller fires
in northeastern British Columbia, northwestern Alberta, and the Yukon
Territory are responsible for areas of light remnant smoke predominately
across northern Alberta. These areas likely extend westward toward their
parent fires, but cloud cover obscures those areas.
Clark
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/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)
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