Friday, June 17, 2017

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z June 18, 2017


SMOKE:

Arizona/New Mexico/Utah...
A large area of light smoke associated with the numerous wildfires in
Arizona and New Mexico covers much of southeast AZ and southern and
eastern New Mexico. Smaller areas of light to moderately dense smoke
were confined to the region in the immediate vicinity of the fires in
Southeastern AZ and Southwestern New Mexico with the more dense smoke
in the valleys around the fires. A wildfire located in Southwestern
Utah is producing light and moderately dense smoke that stretches into
Northern Arizona.

Mexico...
Numerous fires burning over northwestern Mexico, especially in Sonora and
Chihuahua states continue to produce smoke. The light density smoke from
these fires predominantly extend eastward. Several fires in northern
Baja California are producing light density smoke plumes that also
extend eastward.

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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.