DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100 September 03, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska/Canada...
Moderate density smoke was seen moving towards the north-northwest from
a wildfire located adjacent to Tazlina Lake in southern Alaska. Pockets
of upper level light density smoke could be see in northern Yukon and
Northwest Territories, northeast British Columbia, western and central
Alberta, northeast Manitoba and northern Ontario. Those thin plumes were
being transported to the east following the upper level atmospheric flow.
Northwestern US...
The 204 Cow Fire remained active along the Grant and Baker county lines in
eastern Oregon, with moderate-to-heavy density smoke dispersing towards
the east and across the Idaho state border. A few wildfires were also
seen in central-northern Idaho with light-to-moderate density smoke
visible for up to 50 miles northeast-east from their sources. A fire
located approximately 25 miles east of Yellowstone Lake in northwest
Wyoming was releasing heavy-density smoke towards the east. The Pedro
Mountain fire in Carbon County/central Wyoming was also active with
moderate-density smoke spreading towards the east. A few fires were also
observed across central-northern Montana leading to light-density smoke
covering the central part of that state.
Central US...
A large area consisting of light density smoke could be seen spreading
at both surface and upper levels across the Great Plains and Mississippi
Valley, extending further towards the northeast over northern Alabama,
Tennessee and Kentucky. Higher smoke concentration could be found along
the Mississippi river valley where numerous agricultural fires were
detected throughout the afternoon and early evening hours. Smoke plumes
were dispersing towards the southwest in those areas.
Mexico...
Numerous seasonal fires were detected across Veracruz and Tabasco
producing a large area of light-to-moderate density smoke over the
entire area.
DUST:
Idaho...
Blowing dust could be seen off Pleasant Valley west of Idaho Falls. The
plume extended towards the northwest for approximately 100 miles,
approaching the Montana state border.
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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