DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z April 3, 2018
SMOKE: Southeast... Numerous seasonal fires were observed across the states of Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and parts of Florida's panhandle and Lake Okeechobee. Predominantly light-density smoke plumes were dispersed towards the northeast tracking the low-level atmospheric circulation. A single large fire in White County/GA momentarily produced heavy-density towering smoke plume. Texas... A large though relatively short-lived wildfire was ignited in Carson County and progressed towards Gray County producing heavy-density smoke which extended towards the east-northeast traversing the Oklahoma state boarder. DUST: Nevada... Blowing dust was observed originating from Humboldt and Carson Sink dry lake beds and being transported to the south. New Mexico... Blowing dust was observed originating from White Sands National Monument and being transported to the northeast. WS 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