DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0210Z August 29, 2019
SMOKE:
Alaska/Gulf of Alaska/Canada/U.S....
The large complex fires burning in southwest and south central Alaska
remained active and was producing moderate to heavy density smoke across
most of south central Alaska. The smoke has progressed southeastward
over the Gulf of Alaska. Cloud cover over other parts of Alaska and
northwestern Canada limited smoke detection in those areas. Light density
smoke was also observed over the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Manitoba
Providence in Canada and over the Great Lakes region, likely from large
complex fire activity in Southern Alaska.
Northwestern U.S...
Significant amount of fire activities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
Wyoming, and Montana were observed from the satellite imagery. Moderate to
thick density smoke was seen in the vicinity of the fires. Thinner density
smoke from these fires was progressing eastward across northwestern
U.S. and eventually reaching the middle Mississippi Valley and Ohio
Valley.
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico...
Numerous seasonal fires along eastern Mexico and central Yucatan Peninsula
were observed from the satellite imagery. Light density smoke covered
much of the region and was stretching offshore to southwest over the
Pacific and northward into the Bay of Campeche. 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