DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z July 1, 2020
SMOKE:
North-Central Canada...
Multiple plumes of light-density smoke were observed moving primarily
westward from scattered wildfire activity throughout the southern
portion of the Northwestern Territories near the borders of Alberta
and Saskatchewan.
Florida...
Scattered fire activity throughout the Florida peninsula was observed
producing light density smoke plumes mixing with afternoon cloud cover
that obscured the visibility. Fire activity was also observed on the
panhandle to the south and southwest of Tallahassee in Apalachicola
National Forest and near St. Marks including the wildlife refuges in
the area. The fires were producing a large area of light-density
smoke moving to the east-southeast along the Apalachicola Bay shore.
A plume of medium to heavy-density smoke was also observed emitting
from the fire in Apalachicola National Forest.
Central Plains...
Scattered fire activity in Oklahoma and Kansas was producing
light-density smoke moving to the north-northeast.
Northern Mexico...
Scattered fire activity in the Mexican states of Sonora and
Chihuahua was observed producing light-density smoke moving in
varying directions. Additional fire activity clustered along the
Baja Peninsula near the city of Mexicali was also observed
producing primarily light-density smoke moving in varying
directions.
Southwestern U.S…
The Big Horn and Wood Springs Fires currently burning in Arizona
continue. Clear, dry conditions with high winds caused smoke plumes
of varying density to travel quite far to the east. The Big Horn
Fire in the southwestern region of Arizona was producing medium and
light-density smoke moving to the northeast and crossing into New
Mexico. Meanwhile, the Wood Springs Fire in northeastern Arizona
was producing medium to heavy-density smoke that fanned throughout
the morning before turning to due-east with afternoon winds. High
winds drove the light-density plume through the state and across
much of northern New Mexico.
Additionally, New Mexico also exhibited fire activity as the Vics
Peak, Good, and Tadpole Wildfires burned in the southwestern portion
of the state with primarily light-density smoke moving east of the
fires and extending into the Texas Panhandle. Throughout the Four
Corners region and into northern Texas, light remnant smoke was
observed due to ongoing fire activity.
DUST:
Southwestern U.S....
Dust was observed blowing throughout the Four Corners region and in
far southwestern reaches of Nevada due to high winds associated with
an ongoing Red Flag Warning.
Southeastern U.S....
Saharan dust is still seen over southern Florida, extending eastward
over the Atlantic Ocean. An additional region of Saharan dust was
observed over southern Texas shoreline as it moved ashore from the Gulf
of Mexico.
Caribbean Region/Yucatan Peninsula...
Another surge of Saharan dust continues to spread to the west and north,
covering virtually all of the Caribbean Sea and its islands. The dust
also now has moved over portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and has
covered a majority of the Gulf of Mexico and Bay of Campeche.
Konon
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