Friday, June 06, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z June 07, 2014

SMOKE:
Southwestern U.S:
An expansive plume of smoke can be seen extending from Sonora, Mexico
northeastward into southeastern Arizona and southern New Mexico. The
smoke is originating from fires that have been burning in Sonora for the
past few days. Light density smoke is ranging into southwestern U.S,
and a small area of moderate density smoke is reaching southeastern
Arizona by sunset.

BLOWING DUST:
Southern California:
An area of blowing dust can be seen in visible imagery moving eastward
over southern California over the Salton Sea. This dust is originating
from the Anza-Borrego Desert.

AEROSOLS:
Alaska:
A large area of medium density unknown aerosols is drifting southward
into the Bering Sea and the Seward Peninsula. These aerosols are most
likely a mixture of dust and sulfates.

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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.