DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z August 30, 2020
SMOKE:
Western and Central United States including California and Oregon into the
Intermountain West, the Rockies, the Plains, and over the Pacific Ocean...
A large mass of moderate to heavy density smoke was observed in the latest
GOES Visible imagery from large wildfire complex activity observed in
northern/central Oregon and northern/central California. Moderate to
heavy density smoke was observed over most northern/central California,
offshore over the eastern Pacific Ocean, over most of central/southeastern
Oregon, northern/western Nevada, southern Idaho, northern Utah, northern
Colorado, and most of Wyoming. Moderate to heavy density smoke was also
observed over parts of the Northern Plains to as far west over western
Minnesota. Light density smoke was observed over most of the region as
well as over parts of the central/southern Plains in satellite imagery.
Southeastern British Columbia Province/Northern Idaho and Northwestern
Montana...
Wildfire complex activity was observed in the latest GOES Visible imagery
where two wildfire complexes in southeastern British Columbia Province
were observed emitting moderate to heavy density smoke progressing
southward and southeastward over Northern Idaho and Northwestern
Montana. The smoke is continuing to progress towards the Northern Rockies
in satellite imagery.
Eastern United States and Atlantic Ocean...
A small region of light density smoke was observed over parts of North and
South Carolina this morning. A large region of moderate to heavy density
smoke likely attributed from smoke transport from Western U.S. wildfire
activity was observed well offshore out over the Central Atlantic Ocean
to the northeast of Bermuda.
SAHARAN DUST:
Atlantic Ocean/Central America/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea...
A large region of moderate to heavy density Saharan dust was observed
over the tropical and subtropical Eastern/Central Atlantic Ocean. A large
region of light to moderate density Saharan dust was observed over most of
the Caribbean Sea mainly south of Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola. Saharan
dust was observed over Puerto Rico, the Lesser Antilles, parts of Central
America, and over the Yucatan Peninsula. The large regions of Saharan
dust are mainly progressing westward 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