Daily Operational Significant Events Support Report 17 Aug 2003
Satellite information that appears in filenames below:
G12 – GOES-12
G10 – GOES-10
G9 – GOES-9
MT – METEOSAT
N5 – NOAA-15 (AVHRR)
N6 – NOAA-16 (AVHRR)
N7 – NOAA-17 (AVHRR)
MO – MODIS
The following categories of significant events were searched for in imagery available in the
Satellite Services Division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
1. Fires – see below [Canada, Idaho, Montana]
2. Floods – no imagery posted
3. Tropical Systems – see below [Gulf of Mexico]
4. Volcanoes – no imagery posted
5. Ocean – no imagery posted
6. Ice – no imagery posted
7. Dust Storms – no imagery posted
8. Storms – no imagery posted
9. Severe – no imagery posted
10. Snow – no imagery posted
11. Unique – no imagery posted
Significant events identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the
Operational Significant Event Imagery support team Friday, August 15, 2003 are as follows:
FIRES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALBERTA, CANADA AND IN MONTANA
IMAGE D22701: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<> 08/14/2003 21:14 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Montana, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada
Heat signatures (red) and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in
Montana, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. The Wedge Canyon Fire (36,165 acres) and
the Robert Fire (38,751 acres) have charred areas of Flathead National Forest. The Trapper
Creek Complex Fire has scorched 22,551 acres in Glacier National Park. This information is
from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Incident Management Situation Report from August
15, 2003.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (476K) formats.
Preview (500X371):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHScan227_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHScan227_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X950):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHScan227_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/CAN_Bcol/2003/FSMHScan227_N6.jpg
FIRES IN IDAHO AND MONTANA
IMAGE D22702: NOAA-16 HRPT> Channels 3, 2, 1<> 08/14/2003 21:14 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Idaho and Montana
Heat signatures and smoke plumes (light blue haze) are visible from several fires burning in
Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The Boles/Rattlesnake Complex Fire has charred 12,800 acres
about 20 miles northeast of Missoula, MT. The Fish Creek Fire has scorched 6,500 acres of Lolo
National Forest. The Gold 1 Fire has charred 4,500 acres in Bitterroot National Forest. The East
Fire has burned 3,200 acres in Yellowstone National Park. This information is from the National
Interagency Fire Center’s Incident Management Situation Report from August 15, 2003.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (581K) formats.
Preview (500X423):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID227_N6L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID227_N6L.jpg
Standard (1280X1082):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID227_N6.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Fires/US_Northwest/2003/FSMHSusID227_N6.jpg
TROPICAL STORM ERIKA
IMAGE D22703: GOES-12> Channels 1, 3, 4<> 08/15/2003 18:15 UTC<>Multichannel
color composite<>Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Erika was located over the Gulf of Mexico near 26.1N 91.4W at 15:00 UTC.
Erika has been moving westward at 20 knots with maximum sustained winds estimated at 45
knots, gusts to 55 knots.
Image provided in preview (~65K) and standard (605K) formats.
Preview (500X398):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/Gulf_Mexico/2003/TRCerika227_G12L.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/Gulf_Mexico/2003/TRCerika227_G12L.jpg
Standard (1280X1020):
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/Gulf_Mexico/2003/TRCerika227_G12.jpg
http://www.osei.noaa.gov/Events/Tropical/Gulf_Mexico/2003/TRCerika227_G12.jpg
The NOAA Operational Significant Event Imagery Support Team
Interactive Processing Branch, (E/SP22)
tel: (301) 763-8142
fax: (301) 899-9196
If you have any questions or comments, please contact the appropriate OSEI scientist:
George Stephens, Hydrologist, OSEI Team Leader
[OSEI questions / comments, OSEI product creation, Image processing, OSEI dust event contact,
OSEI fire event contact, OSEI snow cover event contact, OSEI volcanic event contact]
George.Stephens@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X129
Ralph Meiggs, Physical Scientist
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact, OSEI GIS product contact]
Ralph.E.Meiggs@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X137
William Tseng, Oceanographer
[OSEI questions / comments, Image processing, OSEI ocean event contact, OSEI ice event
contact]
William.Tseng@noaa.gov
(301) 763-8142 X124
National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS)
