DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1830Z October 4, 2019
SMOKE:
Lower/Mid Mississippi Valley...
Agricultural fires were seen scattered across lower/mid Mississippi
Valley. These fires have contributed to a large area of light density
smoke throughout the regions. Some smoke plumes of moderate density were
observed in the vicinity of fires.
Southeastern U.S./Southern Mid Atlantic...
A large region of light density smoke was observed over portions of
North Carolina, South Carolina, and eastern coast. The light density
smoke has progressed into the Atlantic Ocean with upper level flow.
Arizona...
Two large complex fires burning in the northern and central Arizona are
producing moderate to heavy density smoke closer and in the vicinity of
the fires. Light density smoke was also observed further from the fires
and smoke from the fires are progressing northward.
YL/JC
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