Friday, May 16, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z May 16, 2014

SMOKE:
Southern California/Pacific Ocean:
A large plume of light-density smoke is visible off the coast of southern
California in the Pacific Ocean. This remnant smoke originates from
the Bernardo wildfire currently raging in San Diego, CA. There are also
multiple wildfires burning across the border in Baja, Mexico that could
be contributing to the smoke as well.

Manitoba/Saskatchewan:
An area of light-density smoke is visible coming down from northern
Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  The plume is moving south towards the American
border. The smoke originates from the dozens of agricultural burns taking
place in the area.

Mexico/US Border:
A plume of light-density remnant smoke is visible moving SE across the
US/Mexico border originating from the Skunk wildfire in Arizona.

AEROSOLS:
Northern/Southern Plains:
A large area of unknown aerosols are visible moving SE from Saskatchewan
all the way south to northern Arkansas. Aerosols are also visible in
North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, and Missouri. Due to the
cloud cover, agricultural burning, sulfates, and Asian dust converging
in the area, it is difficult to discern the three.


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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

 


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.