DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z March 19, 2019
SMOKE:
Southern Plains/Ozarks...
Numerous agricultural fires ranging from northeastern New Mexico to
southern Illinois and from Kansas and Missouri to eastern Texas were seen
producing smoke plumes. Many of these plumes included emissions of medium
and high-density smoke, with no one area dominating in this regard. Plume
motion was to the east and southeast in Missouri and Arkansas, to the
west in Texas, and largely to the north in Oklahoma. Several of the
larger plumes also contained faster movement to the east, suggesting
that these plumes were reaching higher altitudes.
Southeastern US...
Some smoke plumes were seen in South Carolina and nearby areas of adjacent
states early in the afternoon. The predominant motion of these plumes
was to the southeast and east. Cloud cover overspreading the area late
in the afternoon prevented further analysis of these plumes before sunset.
Oregon/California...
A few fires on either side of the California/Oregon border were seen to
be producing plumes of light-density smoke moving to the northwest.
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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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov