DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0035Z July 12, 2020
SMOKE:
Florida...
A large fire located in southern Jefferson county was emitting moderate
density smoke this afternoon. The plume was dispersing towards the
south-southeast extending for approximately 100 miles along the coastal
areas of Taylor and Dixie counties.
DUST:
Oregon/Nevada...
Blowing dust could be seen originating from dry lake beds located in
Lake and Harney counties in southern Oregon, and in Humboldt county in
northern Nevada. The prevailing winds were pushing the dust towards the
northeast, impacting areas up to 75 miles downwind.
Caribbean/Tropical Atlantic...
A cloud of relatively thin Saharan dust covers most of the southern
Caribbean Sea, moving slowly towards Central America. Another large surge
of moderately dense Saharan dust is currently traveling westward over
the Tropical Atlantic and is expected to reach the Caribbean region in
next few days.
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