DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2315Z October 27, 2017
SMOKE: Southern California... The Wildomar Fire located in southern California continues to produce thin density smoke that was seen to remain attached while traveling towards the south and over San Diego. Northern Arizona... An area of thin to moderately dense smoke was visible near the Grand Canyon National Park. The smoke was moving towards the south. Southeast... Numerous prescribed burns scattered throughout the southeast are producing small thin density smoke plumes that are being carried predominantly towards the northeast. Fires along Florida's western coast are producing noticeable plumes that extend over and into the Gulf of Mexico. DUST: The GMAO-2D forecast model indicates the possibility of blowing dust over Chihuahua and Coahuila Mexico as well as southwestern Texas. A likely swath of thin dust appears to be visible along the trailing edge of a front passing over the area. WB 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