DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1710Z October 23, 2020
SMOKE:
California, Oregon, Colorado , Utah, and the Southwestern U.S…...
Wild fires in northern and central California continue to emit smoke
resulting in moderate-to-heavy concentrations near their sources whereas a
larger plume consisting mostly of light smoke but also including pockets
of moderate-density smoke extends over central/southern California,
southern Nevada, southern Utah, most of Arizona & New Mexico, and
southwestern Colorado. Wild fires in eastern Oregon also continue to
emit smoke resulting in moderate-to-heavy concentrations near their
sources. Wild fires in northeastern Utah continue to emit smoke resulting
in moderate-to-heavy concentrations near their sources. The large wild
fires in northern Colorado continue to burn but are on the edge of a
weather system that conceals the smoke concentrations.
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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