DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z September 24, 2019
SMOKE:
Western Canada/British Columbia Province...
GOES Visible imagery was not fully clear with observing smoke from
fire activity in Central British Columbia Province due to cloud cover,
however light density smoke was observed in the region this morning.
Southeast US/Bahamas...
Light density smoke was observed across portions of the Southeastern US
in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia with isolated fire activity observed
with GOES Visible imagery this morning. Light to moderate density smoke
was observed from two small complex fires across Grand Bahama Island
in the Bahamas. The smoke from these fires is progressing southwestward
this morning.
Southwestern Mexico...
GOES Visible imagery observed light density smoke over portions of
Southwestern Mexico south and west of Mexico City. Moderate to heavy
density smoke was observed as well. The smoke in this region is
progressing northward this morning.
South Central Canada/Central Central Plains...
Light density smoke was observed in GOES Visible imagery across portions
of the Central Plains and across portions of Manitoba Province. The
smoke in these regions is progressing northeastward this morning.
Western US/California/Arizona...
GOES Visible imagery observed light to moderate density smoke from the
Ikes fire in the Grand Canyon region of Northern Arizona. Heavy density
smoke was also observed in the vicinity of the fire. The smoke from
this fire is progressing westward this morning. Light density smoke was
observed progressing southward from fire activity in the Southeastern
San Joaquin Valley this morning.
Sambucci
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