DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0120Z November 20, 2021
SMOKE: South Central and Southeastern U.S., Gulf Coast... Moderate agricultural burning activity could be seen across the South Central and Southeastern U.S. resulting in numerous plumes of smoke that are mainly light in density with some having moderate density smoke near their sources, most of the plumbs were located in Alabama, Mississippi, and eastern Texas. A larger area of light density smoke was observed over the southeastern U.S. stretching from eastern Texas east through the Gulf States, into The Gulf of Mexico South Carolina and continues moving east towards The Atlantic Ocean. Eastern Texas... Numerous light to moderate density smoke plumbs were observed in eastern Texas from seasonal burning activity. The fires were responsible for several plumbs of light to moderate density smoke that was moving generally west in direction before evening approached. Arizona... A Wildfire in eastern Arizona was emitting a plumb of light to moderated density smoke which was moving northeast in direction extending into western New Mexico. Arkansas... Two light to moderate density smoke plumbs were observed in southern Arkansas from seasonal burning activity. The light to moderate density smoke plumbs were moving west and southwest in direction before evening approached. British Columbia, Alberta... Numerous wildfires in central/northern British Columbia and northern Alberta were responsible for an area of light density smoke over central/northern British Columbia into northern Alberta. This smoke was seen through breaks in the clouds preventing further analysis. 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