DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z October 3, 2020
SMOKE:
United States, Southwest Canada, Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean…
Wildfires across the western CONUS (mainly in California) were observed
continuing to emit thick smoke this afternoon. This smoke was moving
west across California's central valley. From there a portion was moving
south over the western Channel Islands and around a low pressure area
off the San Diego coast. A second portion was moving north from the
central valley into western Oregon and then the Columbia River Valley,
the Snake River Valley, and across the Salt Lake City area. Some moderate
density smoke is also observed across northern Washington State and the
British Columbia coast.
Front Range/Great Plains/Southeastern CONUS...
The Mullen Fire was observed producing thick smoke this afternoon. The
thick smoke was extending southeast into eastern Colorado, with further
smoke moving into the southeastern CONUS.
East Coast/Gulf Of Mexico...
An area of remnant smoke was observed across the Gulf of Mexico,
the Rio Grande Valley, and the southeast CONUS coast. This smoke is
remnant likely from the Mullen and Cameron Peak Fires in Wyoming and
Colorado with some contribution from the western CONUS wildfires. The
smoke over the western Gulf was moving west into the Rio Grande Valley,
while smoke over the central and eastern Gulf was being drawn northeast
across northern Florida and the Georgia and Carolina coasts.
New Mexico...
A lone fire in western New Mexico was producing moderate to thick smoke
that was moving west-southwest, almost entering Arizona.
Alberta...
in southwestern Alberta, a new wildfire west of Calgary was observed
emitting thick smoke this afternoon. The smoke was slowly building up
over the fire and slowly moving southeast
DUST:
Tropical Atlantic Ocean...
An area of Saharan dust was extending off the African coast out to about
(22N, 42W). This was moving off toward the west-northwest.
Hosley
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