Saturday, August 24, 2019

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0120Z August 25, 2019

SMOKE:
Alaska/Gulf of Alaska...
The Swan Lake fire in the Kenai Peninsula remained active this afternoon
releasing moderate density smoke to the southeast, covering much of the
central and eastern Gulf of Alaska, and reaching the coastline of British
Columbia. Another fire in the Nushagak Hills was also seen releasing
light-to-moderate density smoke to the south-southeast extending across
the Shelikof Strait and into the western Gulf of Alaska.

Oregon...
The Cow Fire was active this afternoon releasing moderate-to-heavy
density smoke towards the east for approximately 100 miles reaching the
Idaho state border.

California...
The Cow fire in Sequoia National Park could be seen emitting heavy density
smoke towards the east and over the Death Valley. Two other yet unnamed
fires were observed in Lassen county releasing moderate-to-heavy density
smoke towards the east and across the Nevada state border.

Arizona...
Three separate wildfires in central and northern Arizona (Ikes, Castle
and Sheridan) were actively emitting moderate density smoke this
afternoon. The plumes were dispersing towards the east each extending
for approximately 100-150 miles from the source.

New Mexico...
The Triple Nickle fire picked up activity towards the end of the afternoon
producing a moderate-to-heavy density smoke plume that extended for 150
miles to the east-southeast passing over Albuquerque.

Mexico/Gulf of Mexico...
Remnant smoke from numerous seasonal fires along eastern Mexico and
central Yucatan Peninsula covered much of the region, extending into the
western Gulf of Mexico. Additional smoke could be seen originating from
gas flaring activity at the Bay of Campeche with the plume dispersing
towards 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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.