DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2245Z November 30, 2010
No significant area of detached smoke/dust were observed in the United States in this evening's satellite imagery. State of Sonora, Mexico An area of blowing dust/sand was observed along the southwestern coast of Sonora. The plume moved to the southeast over the Gulf of California and entered Sinaloa by sunset. This plume was moving away from the United States. State of Baja California Sur, Mexico Numerous dust/sand plumes were observed in northern Baja California Sur this evening. The plumes moved to the southwest into the Pacific Ocean and were moving away from the United States. State of Baja California An area of blowing dust/sand was viewed in this evening's satellite imagery in southern Baja California. The plume carried dust/sand to the southwest and over the open waters of the Pacific Ocean. Myrga 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.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/land/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. THE SMOKE TEXT PRODUCT IN GENERAL SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR THE SMOKE TEXT PRODUCT IN GENERAL SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov