DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1601Z August 28, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska/Gulf of Alaska/Canada/U.S....
The Swan Lake fire burning in the Kenai Peninsula was producing light
to moderate density smoke across most of South Central Alaska which
have progressed southeastward over the Gulf of Alaska. Large complex
fires both east and west of the Kenai Peninsula were also observed
in Southern Alaska. Light density smoke was observed over the Yukon,
Northwest Territories, Manitoba Providence in Canada and over the Great
Lakes region likely from large complex fire activity in Southern Alaska.
Oregon...
The fires in NE Oregon are continuing to produce moderate density smoke
across most of Eastern Oregon. The smoke from theses large complex fires
are progressing North and East towards Idaho and eventually reaching
Wyoming.
Wyoming...
A large complex fire was observed burning is South/Central Wyoming. Light
to moderate density smoke was observed in the vicinity of the large
complex fire and is progressing Southeast across Nebraska and Montana
eventually reaching the SE U.S.
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