DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0001Z October 3, 2019
SMOKE: Maui, Hawaii... The Pali Brush Fire on the island of Maui is emitting a large light to moderate smoke plume that is progressing towards the southwest into the Pacific Ocean. Lower/Mid Mississippi Valley/Ohio River and Tennessee River Valley... GOES Visible imagery observed a large region of light density smoke across most of the region. A smoke plume from fire activity in Northern Louisiana was observed producing moderate to heavy density smoke and light density smoke as well that is progressing northeastward. Southeastern U.S/Southern Mid Atlantic... A large region of light density smoke was observed over portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Southeastern Virginia, and Southeastern Maryland. The light density smoke has progressed into the Atlantic Ocean. Northwestern U.S./Eastern Washington,Northeastern Oregon,Northern Idaho, and Western Montana... Isolated fire activity was observed in portions of the Northwestern US and Inter- mountain West with light density smoke observed from these fires. Central Colorado... A large complex fire burning in the Central Rockies is producing moderate to heavy density smoke closer and in the vicinity of the fire. Light density smoke was also observed further from the fire and smoke from this fire is progressing eastward. Southern Florida... A region of agricultural burning was observed just south of Lake Okeechobee. Light density smoke was observed in the region and the smoke is progressing southwestward. Arizona and Utah... Fires in Arizona and Utah were emitting moderate to heavy density smoke that is progressing northeastern. 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