DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z July 13, 2020
SMOKE:
Northwestern Mexico/Baja California...
Light density smoke was observed over parts of Northwestern Mexico and
over the Baja of California. Light density smoke was also observed out
over the Eastern Pacific Ocean offshore from the Baja of California
this morning.
Southwestern US including New Mexico...
A complex fire was observed to the Northwest of Las Cruces, New
Mexico. Smoke was observed from the fire progressing East and Southward
in satellite imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Yucatan Peninsula, and Central America...
A large region of thick Saharan dust was observed in the latest GOES16
RGB Visible imagery this morning progressing from the Western Atlantic
into the Eastern Caribbean Sea observed as far West to Hispaniola this
morning. Saharan dust was also observed over portions of Central America,
the Eastern Yucatan Peninsula, and parts of the Western Caribbean
Sea. The regions of Saharan dust are progressing Westward in satellite
imagery.
Sambucci
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