DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1755Z July 29, 2020
SMOKE:
Pacific Northwest...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke from wildfires in
northern California and surrounding areas is seen covering most of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, and extending towards the northeast into
southwestern Saskatchewan. The smoke is generally moving towards the
northeast-east.
Alaska...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke originating from previous
days wildfire activity in Siberia is seen covering much of the Gulf of
Alaska, in addition to southern Alaska, northwestern British Columbia
and a narrow band stretching into central Northwest Territories. The
smoke is being transported eastward and is currently descending over
British Columbia .
DUST:
An area of light Saharan Dust is seen moving westward over the Tropical
Atlantic and eastern Caribbean Islands immediately ahead of Tropical
Storm Isaias.
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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