DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0205Z October 2, 2019
SMOKE:
Lower Mississippi Valley...
A large quantity of agricultural burning was observed across portions
of eastern Texas, southeastern Oklahoma, southern and eastern Missouri,
northwestern Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Light density smoke was
observed throughout most of the region progressing northward this evening.
Southeastern U.S...
Light density smoke was observed across portions of North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, and eastern Gulf of Mexico.
Northwestern U.S. and Northern California...
Wildfire activity was observed across northwestern U.S. and northern
California. Light density smoke was seen throughout portions of
northwestern U.S., northern California, and the Pacific coast.
Western Canada/Central British Columbia...
Several large complex fires were observed across portions of west central
British Columbia. Light density smoke from these fires are present across
most of the region.
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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