DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z July 21, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska and Canada....
The latest GOES17 West Visible Imagery observed a large region of light
density smoke across most of Alaska and over most of Canada extending
across most of the Canadian Provinces as well as the Northern Great Lakes
region. The smoke plumes over Alaska were not visible due to cloudy
and overcast conditions over most of the region this morning. Large
fire complexes were observed across most of Northern Alberta and North
Saskatchewan Provinces, as well as Eastern portions of the Northwest
Territories. Moderate to heavy density smoke from large complex fires
was observed in Eastern Alaska, the Yukon, Northwest Territories, through
most of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and in Western Quebec
Province in Canada. The smoke is progressing off towards the south and
east this morning.
Southwestern US/Arizona...
A large complex fire was observed in Arizona with light density
smoke observed across most of Northeastern Arizona. Moderate to heavy
density smoke was observed closer and in the vicinity of the large fire
progressing east southeast ward this morning.
Idaho...
There are several small fires burning across Northern and Central portions
of Idaho. Light, moderate, and heavy density smoke was observed from
these fire progressing off towards the north and east this morning.
Texas...
There are two fires burning across Northern and Western Texas. A smaller
fire was observed in the Northern Panhandle of Texas with light to
moderate density smoke observed progressing north and east. A larger fire
was observed in Western Texas with light, moderate, and heavy density
smoke progressing northward this morning.
Dust:
Southern Bahamas, Caribbean Sea, and Northern South America....
A large region of Saharan Dust has entered the eastern Caribbean Sea and
is currently present over most of Puerto Rico, USVI, Lesser Antilles,
and Northern South America. The dust is progressing off towards the
west towards the Central Caribbean Sea, the Southern Bahamas, and into
Central America this morning.
Sambucci
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