DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0350Z July 31, 2020
SMOKE:
Alaska and Northern Canada...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke was observed over
most of eastern Alaska, into the Yukon, and the Northwest Territories
to as far east as Nunavut. The smoke is present due to transport from
widespread Siberian wildfires. The smoke is continuing to progress
eastward ahead of a weather system.
Northern U.S./Southern Canada...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke was observed over
parts of the Northern Rockies into the Northern Plains, Upper Midwest/
Great Lakes region, and into the Northeast/New England. The smoke is
present due to transport from western U.S. wildfires and possibly from
Siberian wildfire activity as well. The smoke is continuing to progress
eastward.
Northwestern U.S./Northern California...
The latest satellite imagery detected three large complex fires with two
present in northern California and one present in Western Montana. One
fire complex was observed the southwest of Newell, California, another
fire complex was observed in the mountains southeast of Orleans,
California, and a fire complex was observed to the west of Dixon, Montana.
Moderate to thick density smoke was observed from these fire complexes.
Light density smoke was also observed over parts of southern Oregon,
eastern Washington, and northern Idaho.
Southwestern US...
The latest satellite imagery observed three large complex fires with one
present to the northeast of Millspaugh, California, another present to
the northwest of Elgin, Nevada, and another observed to the southeast of
Kanab, Utah. Smoke from the southeastern California fire was moderate to
thick progressing northward into western Nevada, while fire complexes
in southeastern Nevada and northern Arizona were also emitting moderate to
thick density smoke with light to moderate density smoke observed over
most of northern Arizona, southwestern Utah, and southeastern Nevada.
DUST:
Tropical Atlantic...
Saharan Dust was observed over portions of the southwest Atlantic Ocean
with thicker density dust observed to the northeast of the Bahamas ahead
of Hurricane Isaias. Saharan dust was also observed extending
southwestward over Cuba, Jamaica, and most of the western Caribbean Sea.
Additional dust was also detected over the eastern tropical Atlantic.
Nevada...
A small area of blowing dust was detected over the far northwestern part
of the state late in the afternoon.
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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