DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z October 15, 2020
SMOKE:
California/Eastern Pacific Ocean...
Wildfire activity in East-Central and Southeastern California was
observed this morning emitting a large region of moderate to heavy
density smoke progressing southward/southeastward/southwestward in
satellite imagery. Moderate to heavy density smoke was observed over
most of the Central/Southern San Joaquin Valley, the Southern Sierra
Nevada mountain range, and to the west over Central-coastal California
as well as offshore over the Eastern Pacific Ocean in satellite imagery.
Colorado/Southern and Central Plains/Gulf of Mexico/Southeastern United
States...
Wildfire activity in Northern Colorado continues to emit moderate to heavy
density smoke that is progressing east-southeastward toward North-Central
and Eastern Colorado in satellite imagery. The smoke from the wildfire
activity is progressing towards the Central/Southern Plains. Light
density smoke was also observed over parts of the Northwestern Gulf of
Mexico this morning. Agricultural burning was observed over parts of
the Southeast U.S. including South Florida around and to the south of
the Lake Okeechobee region.
British Columbia Province...
Small fire complex activity was observed in Central and Southern British
Columbia Province, however smoke analysis was difficult in the region
due to cloud cover from a weather system progressing through the region.
Eastern United States/Southeastern Canada...
A large region of light density smoke was observed ahead of a weather
system where light density smoke was observed this morning over parts of
the Tennessee/Ohio River Valley. Light density smoke was also observed
over parts of upstate Northern New York, Northern New England, and into
Southeastern Canada.
DUST:
Eastern Atlantic Ocean ...
A region of light density Saharan dust was observed in this morning’s
GOES Visible satellite imagery off the coast of West Africa over the
Eastern Atlantic Ocean.
West Texas/Northern Mexico...
A small region of blowing dust was observed over West Texas progressing
southward into Northern Mexico in this morning’s GOES Visible 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