Saturday, October 3, 2015

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.

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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.