DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0350Z November 17, 2021
SMOKE:
Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeastern U.S. ...
Numerous light density plumes primarily moving to the north from seasonal
agricultural burns were detected from eastern Texas to Georgia.
Atlantic/Southeast U.S. Coast...
Remnant smoke from the widespread agricultural fires in the southeastern
U.S. was observed along the coasts of northern Florida, Georgia, South
Carolina, and southern half of North Carolina. Light remnant smoke also
extended inland through central North Carolina.
Florida...
Numerous agricultural fires over the central and southern part of the
state were producing light density plumes that were moving off to the
west.
Arizona/Utah...
Wildfires across southern Utah and northern and eastern Arizona were
producing narrow, light density plumes that were moving off to the east.
Oregon…
A combination of wildfires and agricultural burns were producing a
number of small, light density plumes across the central and southern
part of the state.
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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