DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 4, 2015
SMOKE: Pacific NW: A large plume of light-density smoke is visible originating from several wildfire complexes in northern Idaho and NW Montana this evening. The smoke is visible moving SW across Washington and Oregon into the Pacific Ocean. California: A large plume of light-density smoke is visible circulating around central California this evening. This smoke originates from the wildfires that have been burning in the Pacific NW and California. However, there is a chance this smoke may be mixed with Asian blowing dust that has been crossing the Pacific Ocean. AEROSOLS: Western Gulf of Mexico: A large plume of unknown aerosols are visible moving through Louisiana and Texas into the western Gulf of Mexico. These aerosols could be a mixture of remnant smoke from the wildfires burning in Asia, as well as the agricultural burns that have been active in the Mississippi River Valley region these last few weeks. 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.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