DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0320Z January 18, 2014
California: A plume of light density detached smoke is visible in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Los Angeles, CA. This remnant plume has been looming for most of the day and has shifted NE back over land as far east as Arroyo Grande, CA. The plume originates from the Colby wildfire currently burning in Los Angeles, CA. A pocket of light density remnant smoke is also visible north of the Soda wildfire near the Sequoia National Forest. It continues to move north up the valley as far as West Point, CA, and is seen as far south as Madera, CA. To the west of the pocket of smoke, plume of unknown composition over the Bay area. It is visible in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the San Francisco, CA moving NW. The unknown aerosol and/or remnant smoke mix is seen as far inland as Napa, CA. Gulf of Mexico: Haziness is still visible this evening over the northeast Gulf southwestward over Texas due to the large amounts of agricultural burning taking place along the Gulf Coast yesterday and today. 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.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