DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2355Z July 12, 2020
SMOKE:
Baja California...
A couple of fires in northern Baja California were producing
moderate-density smoke impacting an area southeast of Ensenada of
approximately 50 miles across. Variable winds resulted in mostly
stagnant smoke.
DUST:
Nevada...
Blowing dust could be seen originating from Black Rock desert in Humboldt
County, northwestern Nevada. The dust was being transported towards the
northeast in the direction of Cordero, Platora and Paradise Valley.
Caribbean Sea….
An area of thin Saharan dust is seen over the southwestern Caribbean
sea, while another surge of Saharan dust traveling westward across the
tropical Atlantic is expected to reach the eastern Caribbean islands in
the next 24h bringing a moderate concentration dust cloud.
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