DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z September 16, 2018.
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SMOKE:
Rockies through the northern Plains to eastern Canada...
The Pole Creek fire continues to burn in central Utah generating
heavy-density smoke, which is being transported towards the northeast
and across Wyoming. Moderate-to-light density smoke from that same fires
extends northeast into the Dakotas, northwest Minnesota and towards
southwest Ontario. The Silver Creek fire in northern Colorado is also
seen emitting heavy-density smoke, which is moving towards the northeast
and into Wyoming.
Northern California/Southwest Oregon...
A few residual fires continue to burn in northern California and southwest
Oregon releasing light-to-moderate density smoke across the area. Much
of the remnant smoke is being pulled towards the north-northeast by the
upper level circulation, helping to reduce the smoke concentration along
the Sacramento Valley.
DUST:
Nevada...
A sizable area of blowing dust can be seen forming off of Black Rock
Desert, along with a secondary area emanating from Carson Sink. The
dust is moving towards the northeast, extending into southeast Oregon
and southwest Wyoming.
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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/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)
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