DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0001z September 05, 2019
SMOKE:
Oregon...
The Cow fire located in East Central Oregon continues to burn and produce
heavy density smoke in the vicinity of the fire and the heavy density
smoke from this fire has moved towards northeast. Canyon 66 prescribed
burn which is northwest of the Cow fire is also producing heavy density
smoke that is moving towards the northeast as well.
Northern Rockies/Idaho/Wyoming...
Several small complex fires were observed across portions of
Northern/Central Idaho just to the southwest of the Montana border. The
smoke from these fires is heavy in the vicinity of the fire complex and
moderate to light further from the fires. The smoke from these fires
is moving towards northeast. A large complex fire in the Yellowstone
National Park region in northwestern Wyoming was producing heavy density
smoke. This fire is producing a long streak of light to moderate remnant
smoke towards the southeast across the Central Plains, the Ohio River
Valley, and eventually reaching the Mid-Atlantic region.
Southeast US/Northwestern Louisiana...
Fire complex activity was observed across Northwestern Louisiana. The
smoke from a smaller complex fire observed is progressing towards
Eastern Texas while the smoke from the larger complex fire is present
over Northwestern Louisiana, Eastern Texas, and is progressing westward
towards Central Texas this morning.
Dust:
Dust can be seen in the central Gulf of Mexico.
Rodriguez
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