DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z November 8, 2018.
SMOKE:
Western Sacramento Valley...
A major wildfire has erupted in northern California between Chico and
Oroville. The wildfire originated up the Sierras from between these
two cities and has moved downslope throughout the morning. The smoke
from this fire has been moving mainly toward the west-southwest, with a
portion moving south as well. The leading edge of the wildfire is also
moving toward the west-southwest, albeit not quite as fast as earlier
this morning.
Southwestern San Joaquin Valley...
In addition to the larger and more intense wildfire further north, a
smaller and longer-lived fire is ongoing in Sequoia National Park west
of Visalia in Tulare County. The thick smoke from this fire was observed
moving west-northwestward and then northward along the western edge of
the southern Sierras.
South Florida...
Agricultural burning was observed across the areas just south of Lake
Okeechobee. The smoke from these fires was light in nature and dissipating
somewhat quickly. More smoke may be present than is analyzed due to
cloud contamination obscuring analysis.
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/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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov