DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z November 2, 2019
SMOKE:
Southern California/Baja California...
The Maria Fire in California's Ventura County is the source of a fairly
large smoke plume extending from Los Padres National Forest southward
to between the Channel Islands and Guadaloupe Island. Thick smoke from
this fire was extending westward from the fire by approximately 50
miles. Smoke was spreading both northwestward and southward after moving
westward out over the Pacific.
Pacific Northwest/Southern BC/Southern AB...
Smoke plumes from southern Oregon into southern British Columbia and
southern Alberta were producing smoke plumes of varying densities. The
most significant smoke plumes were emanating from the two fires in
the southern portions of Siuslaw National Forest in western Oregon,
from which dense smoke was moving out over the Pacific Ocean then
moving south. Other smoke across Oregon was moving west, while smoke
across northern Idaho, southern British Columbia, and southern Alberta
was moving east-southeast. Further smoke is likely present that is not
analyzed, as cloud cover was an issue hampering the ability to analyze
smoke across nearly all of British Columbia and Alberta.
Arizona...
Ongoing fire activity along the Mogollon Rim was again producing
moderate to thick smoke this afternoon. The most dense smoke emissions
were coming from the easternmost activity. Much of the smoke from all
fires throughout the Mogollon Rim was moving eastward.
Southwestern Nebraska/Northwestern Kansas...
A single fire in Nebraska was observed producing thick smoke this
afternoon. The smoke had made its way into northwest Kansas by
sunset. This smoke was being forced southeastward behind a frontal
passage.
Southern Florida...
A couple fires across southern Florida were producing light smoke this
afternoon. This smoke was moving generally westward.
Hosley
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