DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1602Z August 1, 2019
SMOKE:
Canada/Northern Plains and Great Lakes Region....
Due to cloud coverage, smoke was difficult to see in certain portions
of this region. Light density smoke was also observed across most of
Western, Northern, and Southern Canada as well from fire activity across
the region. The light density smoke has progressed south and east into
the Northern Plains and Great Lakes region and as well into Ontario and
Southern Quebec Province. Moderate and heavy density smoke was observed
closer,in the vicinity,and further away from large complex fire activity
in Central and Eastern Alaska. Moderate to heavy density smoke was also
observed over most of the Northwest Territories.
Northwestern US...Washington/Oregon/Northern Idaho/Western Montana...
A region of light density smoke was observed over portions of Oregon,
Washington, Northern Idaho, and into Northwestern Montana. Several
small complex fires and a couple of large complex fires were observed
in portions of Oregon, Washington, Western Montana, and Northern Idaho.
Rodriguez
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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov