DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z June 27, 2020
SMOKE:
Southwestern US including Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico...
A large complex fire was observed in Western Utah to the South of Sevier
Lake and to the North of Milford, Utah. Moderate to thick density smoke
was observed from the large complex fire progressing Southward and
Eastward. Fire activity was observed in New Mexico however cloud cover
from a weather system made smoke analysis difficult in this region. Two
large complex fires were observed with one in Southeastern Arizona to
the Northeast of Tucson and the other to the Northwest of Roosevelt,
Arizona. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed from the fires
progressing Northeastward/Eastward this evening in satellite imagery.
Coastal Western Mexico...
Seasonal fire activity was observed in portions of Coastal Western Mexico
by the Gulf of California. Light density smoke was observed from the
fire activity.
Central Plains…
Light density smoke was observed over portions of the Central Plains
including parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, and Iowa this evening in
satellite imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
Southwestern/Western/Northern Gulf of Mexico as well as Georgia, South
Carolina, portions of Florida, the Eastern Caribbean, and the Atlantic
Ocean...
Large regions of Saharan dust were observed with the latest GOES16
satellite imagery this evening. Saharan dust was observed over a large
region of the Atlantic Ocean entering the Eastern Caribbean Sea to as
far west as Hispaniola and Southeastern Cuba. Saharan dust was observed
over most of the Southwestern as well as the Western and Northern Gulf
of Mexico. Saharan dust was also observed over portions of the Southeast
US including Southern Alabama, most of Georgia, South Carolina, and
Northern/Central Florida to offshore out over the Atlantic Ocean seen
in satellite imagery this evening.
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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