DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715Z October 31, 2017
SMOKE: British Columbia/Pacific Northwest... Fires throughout Vancouver Island, western Oregon, and Northern California were seen producing thin density smoke plumes this morning. Many of the smoke plumes were moving off to the west-southwest. Throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and northern Idaho, cloud cover was obscuring the analysis of smoke, where there is likely to be at least some smoke. Southeastern CONUS... Fires throughout Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina were observed emitting thin to moderate density smoke plumes. The most intense smoke was observed across Florida. Most smoke plumes are moving off to the west throughout Florida, whereas other smoke plumes are moving off towards the east or southeast. DUST: A thin layer of Saharan dust was observed across the southeastern Caribbean Sea, moving towards the west. -Hosley 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