DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1845Z August 25, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska/Gulf of Alaska...
Wildfires in southwest and south central Alaska were still active and
releasing moderate density smoke to the east and southeast. Thinner
density smoke was visible over much of southern Alaska and offshore over
the Gulf of Alaska. Light density smoke was also extended eastward from
Alaska to Yukon and Northwest Territories. Cloud cover over other parts
of Alaska and northwestern Canada limited smoke detection from satellite
imagery in those area.
Oregon...
The wildfire in central-eastern Oregon remained active releasing moderate
density smoke towards the southeast reaching Idaho state border.
Wyoming...
A wildfire in southern-central Wyoming was visible releasing moderate
density smoke towards the east.
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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