DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1835Z October 3, 2019
SMOKE:
Lower/Mid Mississippi Valley/Ohio River and Tennessee River Valley...
Agricultural fires were seen scattered across lower/mid Mississippi Valley
and Ohio River and Tennessee River Valley. These fires have contributed
to a large area of light density smoke throughout the regions.
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 upper
eastern gulf of Mexico. The light density smoke has progressed into the
Atlantic Ocean with upper level flow.
Central Arizona...
A large complex fire burning in the east central Arizona 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 northward.
Northwestern Alberta...
Several complex fires were observed across portions of northwestern
Alberta. Light density smoke from these fires are present across 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