DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z August 12, 2020
SMOKE:
California...
The Red Salmon Complex in Humboldt County of northwestern California
remains active with moderate-to-heavy density smoke dispersing to the
northeast and into central-southern Oregon. Light density smoke from
that fire is also seen stretching towards the south-southwest reaching
Eureka and the Mendocino National Forest, and towards the northeast
nearing western Idaho.
Colorado/Nebraska/Kansas/Oklahoma…
Strong winds were fueling the Pine Gulch and the Grizzly Creek
fires in Garfield County resulting in an increase in fire activity
during the afternoon hours and the development of a pyrocumulus cloud
over the Pine Gulch fire. Heavy smoke was being emitted towards the
northeast with moderate density smoke blanketing most of northern
Colorado. Light-to-moderate density smoke extended further to the east
covering Nebraska before turning to the south affecting central Kansas
and Oklahoma.
Southern Canada/Pacific Northwest/North Central U.S…
A large plume of light density smoke likely linked to Siberian wildfires
covered much of southern Canada from British Columbia to Ontario while
traveling eastward. That plume was being reinforced by fires in southern
Manitoba causing it to extend further east into western Quebec.
Alaska...
A large plume of moderate-density smoke originating from Siberian
wildfires could be seen moving eastward across western and northern
Alaska and into the Beaufort Sea.
DUST:
Oregon...
Blowing dust was observed off Summer Lake’s dry bed in central
Lake County. The dust was being pushed towards the east-northeast for
approximately 100 miles reaching central Harney County.
WS
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