DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z August 27, 2020
SMOKE:
California and Western United States/Southern Canada/Northwestern
Mexico...
The latest GOES Visible imagery observed a large region of moderate to
heavy density smoke due to large wildfire complex activity in Northern
California. The moderate to heavy density smoke was observed over most
of Northern California, Northwestern Nevada, Southern/Eastern Oregon,
and into Western Idaho. Moderate to thick density smoke was also observed
over most of the San Joaquin Valley. Light density smoke was also observed
over most of the Southwestern United States including Arizona,New Mexico,
and also Northwestern Mexico as well as over the Northern Rockies into
the Northern Plains. Wildfire complex activity was also observed in
Southern British Columbia Province where smoke was observed progressing
southward and eastward towards the United States. The smoke from the
California wildfire activity is progressing northward and northeastward
in satellite imagery.
Central and Eastern United States/Atlantic Ocean...
The latest GOES Visible imagery observed a large region of moderate to
heavy density smoke over a large portion of the Central Plains and Lower
Midwest to the North and Northwest of Hurricane Laura which is located
over Northern Louisiana. The smoke is attributed to smoke transport from
large wildfire complex activity in Northern California. Smoke was observed
over parts of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Southern Wisconsin. Light
to moderate density smoke was also observed to the east over Southern
Michigan, Eastern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania as well as over parts of
the Mid Atlantic including Eastern Virginia, Eastern North Carolina,
Eastern Delaware, and Eastern Maryland this morning. Light to moderate
density smoke was also observed offshore from the North Carolina and
Virginia coasts over the Western Atlantic Ocean in satellite imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
Atlantic Ocean/West Africa/Eastern Caribbean Sea...
A large region of light density Saharan dust was observed over most of
the Central and Eastern Atlantic Ocean progressing westward towards the
Lesser Antilles and Eastern Caribbean Sea. A region of moderate to heavy
density Saharan dust was observed off the West African coast over the
Eastern Atlantic this morning in satellite imagery.
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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