DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1830Z November 10, 2018.
SMOKE:
California...
The Camp wildfire in northern California's Butte county continues to
produce thick smoke which is spreading southward along the Sacramento
and San Joaquin valleys, over the coastal areas from Santa Rosa to Santa
Barbara and into the Pacific Ocean. A second large plume originating from
the Hill and Woosley fires in southeast Ventura and southwest LA counties
has additional thick smoke spreading towards the Pacific ocean where it
partially merges with the Camp fire plume stretching for approximately
400 miles off the Santa Barbara coastline. Part of that second plume is
seen arching back towards the land passing over central Baja California
and the Gulf of California. A third wildfire (Alder fire) located in
Tulare county is also seen releasing moderate-density smoke which is
mixing in with the Camp fire plume traveling down the San Joaquin Valley.
Florida...
Numerous agricultural fires were detected this morning south of Lake
Okeechobee. Small short-lived plumes could be seen emanating from those
sites forming an arch of smoke spreading outward towards the south.
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/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