DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z August 2, 2020
SMOKE:
Western US including California/Arizona/Southern Nevada and Northwest
Mexico ...
A large region of thick density smoke was observed from the Apple fire
a large fire complex in the San Gorgonio Mountains to the Northeast
of Cherry Valley in Riverside County of Southern California. The thick
density smoke is present over parts of Southeastern California, Southern
parts of Nevada, and over most of Western Arizona into Central Arizona
to as far east as over Phoenix, Arizona. Light to moderate density
smoke was also observed over Southeastern California, Southern Nevada,
Central/Southern Arizona as well as over parts of Northwestern Mexico,
and over parts of the Northern Gulf of California. The thick density smoke
is continuing to progress East-Northeastward over San Bernardino County
towards Southern Nevada and Western Arizona in satellite imagery. Moderate
to thick density smoke was also observed in the vicinity of the Red
Salmon fire in Northwestern California.
Canada and the North Central/Central United States...
A large region of Moderate to Thick density smoke was observed over
most of Northern Canada including the Northwest Territories and
Nunavut Provinces. The smoke originated from previous days wildfire
activity in Siberia. Moderate to thick density smoke was also seen over
parts of Northern Alberta province as well as most of Saskatchewan and
Manitoba Provinces. The smoke from Canada has progressed into the North
Central/Central United States where light to moderate density smoke was
observed. The smoke is continuing to progress Southeastward behind a
weather system over the Great Lakes region seen in the latest visible
satellite imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
A small region of light density Saharan dust was observed over parts of
the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean offshore from the North Carolina coast. A
large region of Saharan dust was observed to the North and East of the
Lesser Antilles region over the Central Atlantic Ocean. Saharan dust was
also observed offshore from West Africa in the latest Visible satellite
imagery this morning.
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