DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 29, 2019
SMOKE:
California...
The Kincade Fire a large complex wildfire located in Northern Sonoma
County, North of San Francisco continues to burn this evening producing
moderate and heavy density smoke which was moving to the south and
southwest during the morning and early afternoon with the offshore flow
but appears to be progressing inland with onshore flow towards the north
and east this evening. Large amounts of residual smoke from the Kincade
fire were observed present offshore Southwest from the California
coastline. Smoke from the Kincade fire is progressing into the San
Francisco Bay region. Cal Fire reports from this morning at 11:45am
reported a very large complex fire size of over 66,000 acres and was 5%
contained, see Cal Fire for latest size and containment information
on the Kincade Fire. The Getty Fire burning Northwest of Los Angeles
was observed with moderate and heavy density smoke earlier in the day
progressing Southwestward off shore with smoke present well off shore
and now this evening the smoke is shifting towards the south and east in
the Los Angeles region. The smoke is progressing towards the coastline
and inland with onshore flow this evening.
Northwestern US and Western Canada...Washington, Oregon, Northern Idaho
and British Columbia Province...
Seasonal burning continues to be observed across portions of Southern and
Central British Columbia with light,moderate, and heavy density smoke
observed in the region of the fire activity. Small fire complex fire
activity was also observed across portions of Washington, Northern Idaho,
and Oregon with light, moderate, and heavy density smoke was observed in
the region of the fire activity. The smoke is progressing southeastward
this evening.
Southeastern US...Florida and Georgia...
Agricultural burning and small fire activity was observed south of Lake
Okeechobee in South Florida earlier this evening as well as in portions
of Northwestern Florida and Southern/Central Georgia. A small fire was
also observed on Big Pine Key in the Florida Keys. The light density smoke
from fire activity in Southern Florida is progressing Northwestward while
the smoke from fire activity in Northwestern Florida and Southern/Central
Georgia is progressing Northeastward this evening.
Dust:
Dust was observed in Southern New Mexico progressing eastward towards
Northwestern Texas this evening.
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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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov