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