DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z August 27, 2018.
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SMOKE:
Canada/U.S...
Remnant smoke originating from wildfires in British Columbia can be seen
accumulating between Vancouver and Prince Rupert, and extending over the
Pacific Ocean. A long area of smoke is seen extending across northern
Canada from British Columbia and Alberta, passing through Northwest
Territories and extending into northern Nunavut, and reaching the north
Atlantic ocean. Additional areas of smoke concentration can be found
over northern California and southern Oregon associated with wildfires
in that region (individual plumes moving towards the northeast-east), and
over the mid-atlantic region and New England. The latter can be linked to
long range transport from western wildfires over the last couple of days.
WS
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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