DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z August 28, 2020
SMOKE:
Western United States including California and Oregon/Eastern Pacific
Ocean...
A large region of moderate to heavy density smoke associated with large
wildfire complex activity in North Central Oregon and Northern California
was observed in the latest GOES Visible imagery. Moderate to heavy density
smoke was observed over most of Oregon with the exception of northwestern
Oregon. Smoke was also seen over western Idaho, far southern Washington
State, and northwestern Nevada. Moderate to heavy density smoke was
also observed off the Northern California coast over the Eastern Pacific
Ocean. Light to moderate density smoke was also observed over portions
of Central California, the San Joaquin Valley and Central Nevada.
Southwestern/South Central Canada and the Northern Rockies...
Wildfire activity was observed over Southern British Columbia Province
where moderate to heavy density smoke was observed from a large fire
complex in Southeastern British Columbia Province. Moderate to heavy
density smoke from the fire complex was observed to the east and
southeast over Southwestern Saskatchewan Province and over Eastern
Montana progressing towards western North/South Dakota.
Central United States/Northern Mexico...
A large region of moderate to heavy density smoke was observed over the
Central and Northern Plains from smoke transport due to both California
and Oregon large wildfire complex activity as well as fire activity in
Southern British Columbia Province in Southwestern Canada. Moderate to
heavy density smoke was observed over Northern Oklahoma as well as over
most of Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa. Light to moderate density smoke was
also observed over Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin as well as
over large part of the Northern Plains and the Southern Plains where
light density smoke was observed over West Texas, Eastern New Mexico,
and Northern Mexico.
Eastern United States/Atlantic Ocean...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke was observed over the
Western Atlantic Ocean well off the North Carolina coast. Smoke analysis
was difficult over the Eastern United States due to cloud cover from the
remnants of Laura over the mid Mississippi Valley and a weather system
from the Great Lakes progressing over and into the region seen in the
latest GOES Visible imagery.
SAHARAN DUST:
Atlantic Ocean/West Africa/Caribbean Sea...
A large region of light to moderate density Saharan dust was observed
over most of the Central/Eastern Atlantic Ocean as well as over the
Eastern/Central Caribbean Sea over the Lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico,
Hispaniola, and just to the east of Jamaica. 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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov