DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 7, 2019
SMOKE:
South Central U.S./Lower Mississippi Valley...
A small region of moderate to heavy density smoke was observed from
ongoing daily seasonal agricultural fire activity across portions of
Eastern Arkansas prior to an increase in cloud cover with a weather
front and storm system in the region. A large region of light density
smoke was observed across most of the Lower Mississippi Valley and as
well over portions of Southeastern Oklahoma and Eastern Texas. Light
smoke transport was observed progressing Northeastward over portions
of the Tennessee, Ohio River Valley, and into portions of Western
New York however abundant cloud cover with a weather system made the
smoke analysis in these regions difficult. Complex fire activity from
seasonal agricultural burning in portions of Southern Louisiana and
East Texas were light, moderate, and heavy density smoke was observed
is progressing northwestward this evening. Smoke from fire activity in
Northern Louisiana and Eastern Arkansas were light, moderate, and heavy
density smoke was observed is progressing northeastward this evening.
British Columbia Province/Western Canada...
Light density smoke was observed from seasonal fire activity over
portions of Western and Central British Columbia Province. Moderate
and heavy density smoke was observed closer to and in the vicinity of
fire activity in portions of Central and Southeastern British Columbia
Province progressing northeastward this evening.
Western U.S/Washington/Colorado/California/Arizona...
A large fire was observed in Western Washington with moderate to heavy
density smoke in the vicinity of the fire and light density smoke that is
further from the fire that is progressing eastward this evening. Several
complex fires were observed in Northern and Central California with light,
moderate, and heavy density smoke that is progressing Northeastward,
however complex fire activity in the Napa Valley region Northeast of San
Francisco and Oakland was observed with moderate to heavy density smoke
in the Napa region and light to moderate smoke progressing southwestward
towards the Vallejo , Richmond and San Pablo Bay Wildlife Area this
evening. Two large complex fires in Northern Arizona and a smaller complex
fire in Central Arizona were observed where light, moderate, and heavy
density smoke was observed from these fires progressing southward this
evening. The Decker fire in South Central Colorado was observed where
light, moderate, and heavy density smoke was progressing southward
earlier in the day but now is progressing eastward this evening.
Southern Florida...
Light density smoke plumes were visible earlier this evening moving
quickly westward with usual agricultural fire activity near and south
of Lake Okeechobee in interior Southern Florida.
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)
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