DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0310Z July 15, 2020
SMOKE:
Texas...
Several wildfires east of San Angelo are producing a large light density
plume that is spreading to the northeast. Moderate to heavy density
plumes are found closer to the wildfire clusters and are also spreading
to the northeast.
Southern/Central Rockies...
A large detached light to moderate density plume covers eastern Utah and
most of Colorado. A wildfire in northwestern Colorado is producing a
locally heavy density plume. Two main wildfire clusters in far
southwestern Utah are emitting heavy density plumes that are moving off
to the east-northeast. A large wildfire in the San Carlos Reservation in
east-central Arizona is producing a moderate to heavy density plume which
is moving to the east-northeast.
Califronia-Arizona Border/Northern Baja...
A number of wildfires are producing a large light density plume with
locally moderate density found close to the wildfire clusters. The
plumes are moving to the east and northeast.
Central California...
The wildfire west of Coalinga continued to burn and is emitting a light
density plume that is spreading northward for about 200 miles. A heavy
density plume is associated with this wildfire and is spreading about 50
miles to the northeast.
DUST:
Caribbean/Tropical Atlantic...
A large thin density plume from a Saharan Air Layer (SAL) covers much
of the Caribbean, the area north of Hispaniola/Puerto Rico, and the
eastern part of the tropical Atlantic.
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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov