DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2050Z November 19, 2019
SMOKE:
Arizona...
Several fires in central Arizona were producing visible light-density
smoke plumes moving primarily northeastward. Despite additional fire
activity in southwestern Utah, additional smoke is not visible due to
clouds obscuring the view.
Southeastern U.S...
Numerous agricultural fires across the southern U.S were producing
visible plumes of mainly light-density smoke from Arkansas and Louisiana
through Mississippi, Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. In addition,
a few plumes of smoke were also visible associated with agricultural
fires near Lake Okeechobee in central Florida. Several of the fires in
Mississippi and Alabama included areas of moderate-density smoke. The
plumes associated with the fires were moving mainly east and southeast.
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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