DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE
IMAGERY THROUGH 0230 UTC June 28, 2018.
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SMOKE:
Northern California into West Virginia...
Remnant smoke was observed spreading from northern California across
the Rockies and Great Plains into the Ohio Valley and Appalachians. This
large area of remnant smoke will likely move toward the east.
Southern and central Utah...
An intense wildfire in southwestern Utah was seen producing thick smoke
this afternoon and evening. The smoke was moving off towards the northeast
across central Utah.
Southwestern Colorado...
Another intense wildfire in southwestern Colorado was observed emitting
thick smoke the afternoon. As with the fire in southwestern Utah, the
smoke was moving off toward the northeast.
Central Alberta...
Another wildfire was observed emitting moderately dense to thick
smoke. The smoke from this wildfire was moving east across central
Alberta.
Manitoba/western Ontario...
A handful of fires from far southeastern Saskatchewan into western
Ontario were observed producing mainly light smoke. However, one fire
near the Manitoba/Ontario border was producing thick smoke. The smoke
from these fires was moving off toward the east.
Quebec...
A fire in Quebec was observed emitting moderate density smoke, which
was moving off toward the east/east-southeast.
Ontario/Quebec...
Light density remnant smoke was observed over much of eastern
Canada. These smoke layers were moving off towards the east southeast.
Northern Baja California...
A group of fires in northern Baja California was seen emitting smoke
that was moving off towards the east.
BLOWING DUST:
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean Sea/Bay of Campeche/Central America/Mexico...
Saharan Dust was observed extending westward from the African coast
across the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Central America into the
far eastern Pacific.
Central Nevada...
Winds were lofting and carrying dust from the Carson Sink in central
Nevada off toward the east this afternoon.
-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/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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