Wednesday, December 9, 2020

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z December 9, 2020

SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S./Southern Plains/Lower Mississippi Valley...
Agricultural burning and seasonal fire activity was observed over parts of
the Southern Plains, Lower Mississippi Valley, and Southeastern U.S. Light
density smoke was observed from agricultural burning by Lake Okeechobee
in South Florida progressing southeastward in satellite imagery.

Northwestern Mexico/Baja...
A wildfire complex was observed in Northwestern Baja in Northwestern
Mexico to the Southeast of Tijuana. Smoke analysis was difficult in
the region this morning due to cloud cover from a weather system to the
southwest of the region over the Pacific Ocean.

North Central U.S. and parts of Canada...
Isolated to scattered seasonal fire activity was observed over parts of
the North Central U.S. and into parts of the central Canadian Provinces
including Central Alberta, Southeastern Saskatchewan, and Southwestern
Manitoba. The smoke analysis was difficult in Canada due to widespread
cloud cover from a weather system progressing through the region.

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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.