DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z February 24, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S., Texas, Louisiana, Nevada, California, Washington...
Across the Southeastern U.S. widespread agricultural burning were causing
a large number of smoke plumes and areas of smoke. Most of the smoke is of
light density but there are a few small areas of moderate and heavy smoke,
the majority of the smoke was observed moving in a easterly direction.
In Texas and Louisiana numerous light to heavy density smoke plumes
attributed to probable seasonal burning were observed moving in a
northerly direction.
In western Nevada a light density smoke plume possibly attributed to
wildfires was observed moving south in direction.
In southwestern Washington a light density smoke plume possibly attributed
to wildfires was observed moving southwest in direction.
In northern California a light density smoke plume possibly attributed
to wildfires was observed moving southeast in direction.
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