DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z June 22, 2021
SMOKE:
Atlantic...
A detached light density plume, likely from previous day’s fires over
the CONUS, was detected right along the southern New England and
Mid-Atlantic coasts extending several hundred miles offshore. Another
detached light density plume was detected just south of Newfoundland.
Central and Southern Plains/Rockies/Desert Southwest...
A large, light density plume covers northeastern Nevada, most of
Utah/Arizona/Colorado/New Mexico/Kansas/Nebraska, the northern Texas
Panhandle, and western Oklahoma. Smaller moderate density plumes were
found over the Four Corners region, central Arizona, and southwestern
New Mexico. These plumes were the result of ongoing wildfires located
central Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and western Colorado.
Konon
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