DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 23, 2020
SMOKE:
California/Northern Mexico/Southwestern United States/Southern Plains...
Wildfire activity was observed in Central and Southern California where
a large region of moderate to heavy density smoke was observed over
most of the Southern Sierra Nevada mountain range as well as over the
Central/Southern San Joaquin Valley. Moderate to heavy density smoke
was also observed progressing away from the fire complex region in
Southeastern California where smoke was observed over parts of Southern
Nevada, Southern Utah, most of Arizona especially Northern/Northeastern
Arizona, and as well in parts of Western and Central New Mexico. Light
density smoke was also observed over parts of Northern Mexico. The Luna
fire complex in Northern New Mexico was observed emitting moderate to
heavy density smoke progressing eastward and northeastward towards the
Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles and parts of Southwestern Kansas in the
latest GOES Visible imagery.
Colorado/Central Plains...
Heavy density smoke was observed from the East Troublesome and
Cameron Peak fire complexes in Northern Colorado. A large pyro-cumulus
plume containing heavy density smoke was observed in the latest GOES
visible satellite imagery progressing Northeastward towards Northeastern
Colorado into parts of far Southeastern Wyoming and into Western/Central
Nebraska. The extent of the wildfire complex plume to the northeast was
difficult to determine due to cloud cover from a weather system northeast
of the region in the latest GOES Visible satellite imagery.
Southeastern United States and Lower Mississippi Valley...
Agricultural burning was observed over most parts of the the Southeastern
U.S. and over parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley. Light density smoke
was observed from the fire activity over parts of Arkansas and Louisiana
progressing northward in the latest GOES Visible satellite imagery.
Northwest United States and Southwestern Canada...
Fire activity was observed over parts of Central and Southern British
Columbia Province however smoke analysis was difficult due to cloud
cover over the region. Fire activity was also observed over parts of
Washington State and Oregon where smoke from small fire complex activity
was observed progressing southward in the latest 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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