DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z August 17, 2019
SMOKE:
Northern Arizona/Southern Utah...
Several fires in Arizona and Utah were emitting smoke plumes moving
east-northeastward towards the Four Corners region. The fires in northern
Arizona, particularly those near the north rim of the Grand Canyon,
were producing large amounts of moderate-density smoke.
Texas/Oklahoma...
Agricultural fires scattered across Texas and Oklahoma were producing
plumes of moderate- to heavy-density smoke through the afternoon. These
plumes were predominantly moving northward, although some plumes in
Texas also had an eastward component of motion.
Southeast U.S....
Agricultural fires from southern Arkansas to Georgia were producing
plumes of up to heavy-density smoke. These plumes were mostly moving
southward from their parent fires.
Western and Central Canada and the northeastern Pacific...
Light to moderate density remnant smoke from wildfires throughout Russia
was noted across much of Canada and the United States throughout the
day. Smoke was generally moving south and east across North America.
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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