DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0002Z January 31, 2018
SMOKE: Southeastern CONUS... Numerous fires from Florida into Louisiana were observed producing smoke this afternoon. Most were producing light smoke, with one or two producing moderate density smoke. These fires were moving off to the south or southwest. Southern Plains/Ozarks... Numerous fires from southern Texas into southwestern Missouri were observed emitting mainly thin density smoke plumes this afternoon. The smoke from these fires was seen moving to the north. Southern Utah/Arizona... A couple of fires were seen emitting smoke throughout southern Utah and Arizona. These light density smoke plumes were being blown off toward the east. Southeastern Arizona/Southwestern New Mexico/Northwestern Chihuahua... A fire in northwestern Chihuahua and another one in southeastern Arizona were seen emitting smoke this afternoon, which was being blown off toward the northwest. BLOWING DUST: Southeastern New Mexico/West Texas panhandle... Blowing dust was observed being lifted from southeastern New Mexico and being transported toward the west-southwest into the western Texas panhandle. -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