DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 31, 2014
SMOKE: No large remnant smoke plumes observed in satellite imagery this evening. However, in central Arizona, and also in the lower Mississippi River Valley / southeast US region, there are several fires in their respective areas that are collectively producing light density smoke within their immediate vicinities. From Earlier... Texas: An area of light density remnant smoke is visible moving north from the Mexico/Gulf of Mexico into southern Texas on the Gulf coast. Due to the visual limitations of GOES-W, it is difficult to determine how far east this smoke is present in the morning. This smoke originates from the agricultural fires that have been occurring throughout the southeastern U.S. this week. Ramirez/Oegerle 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/Products/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov