DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0700Z October 2, 2016

Updated to include smoke over the Aleutians.
SMOKE:
Alaska:
A swath of thin density smoke most likely associated with recent fire
activity in Russia was visible spreading to the east across a good portion
of the Aleutian Island chain toward the southwestern mainland of Alaska.

DUST:
California:
Blowing dust is originating from the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and
moving east across the Salton Sea.

Nevada:
Between the Worthington Mountains Wilderness and Seaman Range, an area
of blowing dust originates and moves to the northeast.  Another area of
blowing dust originates in the Black Rock Desert and moves east.

Earlier:
SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico:
A small patch of thin remnant smoke was seen over the northwest Gulf of
Mexico. This is likely from fires in the southern US.

-Sheffler

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.