DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z November 2, 2020
SMOKE: California/Oregon The Creek Fire, Rattlesnake Fire, and the SQF Complex in the forests of east central California continue to emit smoke resulting in moderate smoke concentrations near their sources whereas a larger plume consisting mostly of light smoke but also including pockets of moderate-density smoke extends over most of central California extending just of the coast of Monterey California. This smoke is moving in northward/northwest direction. Another plume of light density smoke is observed over the northwestern California/southwestern Oregon boarder. Florida Panhandle… Seasonal/agricultural fire over central and southern Louisiana has produced several smoke plumes of light to medium density which are being pushed to the south by heavy winds. Saharan Dust: West Africa/Eastern Atlantic Ocean... A region of light density Saharan dust was observed off the West African coast in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean. Eglin 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