DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2315Z June 28, 2020
SMOKE:
Southwestern U.S…
Multiple wildfires were actively burning this afternoon in southeastern
(Pima County) and northeastern (Apache County) Arizona, southwestern
(Montezuma County) Colorado, central Utah (Millard County) and
southeastern Nevada (Lincoln County), with moderate-density smoke
predominantly dispersing towards the northeast. In addition to that,
a wildfire broke out this afternoon in Merced County/California with
light-to-moderate density smoke dispersing towards the east into Madera
County.
DUST:
Nevada…
Blowing dust could be seen forming off dry lake beds in Churchill County
and central Lincoln County. The former was dispersing towards the east
and into Lander County, while the latter was dispersing towards the
north for approximately 50 miles.
Utah…
Blowing dust could be seen forming off Iron County in southwestern Utah
dispersing towards the northeast into Beaver County.
Southeastern U.S…
Remnant Saharan dust is still seen over southern Florida, extending
eastward for approximately 750 miles over the Atlantic ocean.
Caribbean Region/Yucatan Peninsula…
Another surge of Saharan dust continues to spread to the west covering
virtually all of the Caribbean Sea and the islands as well including Cuba,
Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and Jamaica. The dust also now has moved over
portions of the Yucatan Peninsula.
WS
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