DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 24, 2019
SMOKE: Sacramento Valley... Widespread agricultural burning was noted across much of the Sacramento Valley today. For the most part, this smoke was light, although one or two burns were emitting moderate density smoke. Another fire just along/north of the valley rim was also producing smoke, although the smoke from this fire was thick. Smoke from nearly all fires was generally moving south to south-southeast. Northwestern U.S... Scattered fire and smoke activity was observed across Oregon and into Idaho. The smoke was mainly light, although the smoke emanating from the fires in eastern Oregon was thicker than the rest. The smoke from the eastern Oregon fires was moving northeastward until a wind shift began to move some of the smoke southward. Light smoke from fires in western Oregon were moving west. Southern Plains... This afternoon, a few smoke plumes were noted across the southern Plains. The smoke was mainly light in nature outside a fire in northeast Texas near the Louisiana border and was moving off toward the southeast. Southeastern U.S... Earlier today, many light smoke plumes were noted associated with prescribed burning south of Lake Okeechobee, which were moving north. 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 SambucciAND 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