DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z June 5, 2021
SMOKE: Oregon... In northeast Oregon a light density smoke plume attributed to wildfires was observed moving northeast in direction over southeastern Washington and northern Idaho.. Southeastern Arizona... The Mescal wildfire complex observed to the southwest of San Carlos in Southeastern Arizona was emitting light to moderate density smoke progressing southeast and then is swept south extending to the Mexico boarder. Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America/Pacific south of Mexico... A large area of light density smoke remains in the area covering portion of the Pacific south of Mexico. Dust... Southeastern Caribbean Sea and Central/Eastern Tropical Atlantic Ocean... A large region of light density Saharan dust was observed over parts of the Eastern and Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean. Rodriguez 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