DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z August 01, 2018.
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SMOKE:
Alaska/Yukon/Northern British Columbia...
Wildfires in eastern Alaska and the southwestern Yukon were producing
moderate-density smoke drifting generally eastward and contributing to a
larger area of light-density remnant smoke across the region. In addition,
fires near the Yukon/British Columbia border were producing medium and
heavy-density smoke which was moving slightly east of southward into
central British Columbia.
Pacific Northwest...
Wildfires in central Washington and along the Washington/Canada border
were emitting plumes of high-density smoke moving generally eastward
initially, then northeastward away from the source fires.
Western US...
Numerous large wildfires in northern California and southwestern
Oregon continue to produce large amounts of heavy-density smoke over
large portions of the area. The plumes are spreading mainly north and
northeastward, with moderate-density smoke extending into northern Nevada
and southwestern Idaho. Another large fire in south-central Idaho is
also producing moderate-density smoke spreading to the east. Several
fires were detected earlier in Utah and Colorado as well, but that area
is now obscured by clouds.
MC
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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