DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z July 14, 2020
SMOKE:
Southwestern US/Central Rockies including Arizona, Colorado, and Utah...
A large complex fire was observed to the Northeast of San Carlos, Arizona
with moderate to thick density smoke seen progressing Northeastward in
satellite imagery. Small complex fires were observed in Southwestern
Utah where moderate to thick density was seen progressing Northeastward
in satellite imagery. A large region of light to moderate density
smoke was observed over the Central Rockies over Eastern Utah and
Western/Northwestern Colorado into Central Colorado in seen in satellite
imagery.
California...
A large complex fire was observed in the mountains to the Northwest of
Coalinga, California. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed in the
vicinity of the fire complex with light density smoke observed further
from the fire. The smoke from the fire is progressing Northward. Light
to moderate density smoke was also observed in the valley South of Fresno
progressing Southward towards Bakersfield,California in satellite imagery.
Northwestern Mexico including the Baja of California/Western Arizona...
A large region of light density smoke was observed over the Northern
Baja of California seen progressing Northeastward into Western Arizona
and the Southwestern US in satellite imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
A large region of thick Saharan dust was observed in the latest GOES16 RGB
Visible imagery over most of the Caribbean Sea observed over Hispaniola,
Jamaica, Puerto Rico and as far west to Central Cuba. Saharan dust was
also observed over parts of the Southeastern Bahamas as well as the the
Yucatan Peninsula, the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico, and parts of Central
America. The Saharan dust is progressing Westward in satellite imagery.
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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