Wednesday, November 30, 2011

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z December 1, 2011

California/Nevada:
A rather significant blowing dust event began during the afternoon
and continued through sunset across portions of southern Nevada and
central and southern California. Moderately dense to even locally dense
blowing dust originated from several point sources over central and
south central Nevada and east central California. The dust moved in a
southerly direction into southern Nevada (just west of Las Vegas) and
southeastern CA (between Bishop and the desert region of southeastern
CA). Thinner density blowing dust was visible moving to the south
originating from sources just west of Merced, CA and spreading southward
to near Bakersfield, CA. More thin density blowing dust originated
from near Palmdale, CA and moved to the east into the desert region of
southeastern CA.

Washington:
A narrow ribbon of thin density blowing dust originated from a source
in east central Washington and moved approximately 50-60 miles to the
south during the afternoon.

Southern Louisiana/Southeastern Texas/Western Gulf of Mexico:
Numerous fires burning in southern Louisiana during at least the past
couple of days are responsible for large area of varying density smoke
which extends well to the south over the western Gulf of Mexico. During
the afternoon and early evening, the smoke was moving in a southwesterly
direction, bringing it closer to the coast of southeastern Texas.

JS


THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT
AREAS 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.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
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.