DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0310Z August 7, 2020
SMOKE:
California...
Smoke from the Apple Fire in Riverside County has subsided significantly
during the day with only a relatively light density plume emanating from
the fire and dispersing towards the northeast for approximately 70 miles.
Most of the smoke that until yesterday extended over Arizona and Nevada
has dissipated leaving only trace amounts seen on satellite imagery, with
the exception of an area approximately 100 miles across which is seen
along the Inyo County/CA and Nye County/NV border. The Stagecoach Fire
in Kern County also shows similar smoke plume of relatively light density
smoke dispersing towards the southeast. Additionally, the Red Salmon
Complex Fire continues to emit light to moderate density smoke towards
the southeast where it remains mostly stagnant over the northern
Sacramento Valley.
Nevada/Utah...
A wildfire over far east-central Nevada is spreading a moderate density
plume to the northeast to the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
Colorado...
A thin density plume was detected spreading northeastward over the
northwestern part of the state from a wildfire complex north of Grand
Junction.
Arizona...
A wildfire complex between Globe and Whiteriver is emitting a light to
moderate density plume that is moving off to the northeast.
Central and Eastern Canada/Great Lakes Region...
Mostly light density smoke from the wildfires in Siberia continues to
travel eastward across Canada and is over eastern Ontario, Hudson Bay,
and northern Quebec.
DUST:
Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Ocean...
Relatively thin density Saharan dust was visible moving towards the
west-northwest over Hispaniola. Another thin Saharan dust plume was
detected over the central tropical Atlantic.
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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