DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 25, 2019
SMOKE:
California...
The Kincade Fire north of San Francisco increased significantly in
size and produced a huge area of moderately dense to thick smoke which
generally moved to the west and southwest during the day and offshore
though some of the inland smoke appeared to lift a bit more northward just
before sunset. More wildfires developed near and to the west and north
of Los Angeles resulting in moderate to thick density smoke fanned out as
it spread to the west and eventually off the coast of southern California.
Arizona...
A large wildfire north of Prescott and west of Flagstaff in central
Arizona produced moderately dense to thick smoke which moved mainly to
the south and south-southwest during the day with the leading portion
of the thinner density smoke reaching southwestern Arizona. The earlier
leftover thin density smoke across northern Mexico, southeastern Arizona,
southern New Mexico, and far western Texas was no longer visible by
later in the afternoon.
Baja...
A huge wildfire erupted over northwestern Baja resulting in a very thick
smoke plume which fanned out as it spread to the west and southwest and
offshore of Baja. Additional small fires also developed over northwestern
Baja adding more smoke to the region.
Northwestern U.S...
Seasonal fire activity was detected scattered across portions of
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho with a number of visible smoke plumes of
primarily thin to locally moderate density.
South Central U.S...
Mainly thin density smoke was seen moving off to the west and northwest
from seasonal fire activity in eastern Texas, northwestern Louisiana,
southern and eastern Arkansas, and northern Mississippi. Additional
fires were detected farther to the south and east over the remainder of
the Southeastern U.S. though cloudiness moving over the region prevented
additional smoke information from satellite imagery.
Dust...
Southern California/Northwestern Mexico...
Some rather thin density blowing dust could be seen moving to the south
across far southeastern California and northern Baja this afternoon.
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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