DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z October 10, 2018.
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SMOKE:
Northern California...
A number of seasonal/agricultural fires were detected over the northern
part of the Sacramento Valley resulting in a few thin density smoke
plumes which fanned out as they spread to the north. Some of the smoke
plumes merged forming somewhat larger patches of thin density smoke.
Elsewhere...
Rather widespread cloudiness over sizable portions of the U.S. limited
additional smoke detection in satellite imagery. More seasonal burning
was noted over the Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley though enough
cloudiness there also prevented smoke detection in satellite imagery.
DUST:
Western Nevada...
A patch of moderately dense blowing dust originated from the Carson Sink
in west central Nevada and moved to the south and southeast during the
late afternoon and early evening.
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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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