DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z June 23, 2009
Pacific Northwest: A broad area of thin aerosol was seen from off the coast of northern California and southwest Oregon extending to the northeast across eastern Oregon and Washington into northern Idaho, northwest Montana, southeast British Columbia, southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan. The source and composition of the aerosol is unknown but is thought to be smoke based on it's appearance and properties. Mid Mississippi Valley to the western Great Lakes: An area of residual light smoke was seen in morning satellite imagery which extended from eastern Wisconsin and western Michigan southward across Indiana and into western Kentucky and Tennessee. The smoke area then looped back to the north across Missouri and into Iowa. Quebec: An area of light to moderately dense smoke was seen over west central Quebec to the east of James Bay. This residual smoke was associated with wildfires across the area. Ruminski More information on additional areas of smoke associated with these fires and others can be found at the locations listed below. THE FORMAT OF THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS BEING MODIFIED. IT WILL NO LONGER DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS PLUMES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES. THESE PLUMES ARE DEPICTED IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html THIS TEXT PRODUCT WILL CONTINUE TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE WHICH HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. IT WILL ALSO STILL INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF BLOWING DUST. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR THE SMOKE TEXT PRODUCT IN GENERAL SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov