Friday, December 3, 2021

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0238Z December 4, 2021

SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S., Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, Atlantic Ocean
off the Southeast U.S. Coast...
Heavy agricultural burning activity was observed throughout the
Tennessee Valley, Southeastern U.S., and the Mississippi Valley. Fires
were emitting light to moderate density smoke plumes generally towards
the east. Heavy seasonal burning in eastern Kentucky was responsible
for an area of light to moderate density smoke that stretched east into
west Virginia. A broad area of thin density smoke attributed to recent
significant seasonal fire activity in the southeastern U.S. was visible
covering portions of Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and extends off
the coast into the Atlantic Ocean.

Arizona...
Two light to moderate density smoke plumbs were observed in northern
Arizona and one in eastern Arizona from seasonal burning activity. The
smoke plumbs were moving north in direction as evening approached.

Arkansas...
Three light to moderate density smoke plumbs were observed in southeastern
Arkansas from seasonal burning activity. The smoke plumbs were moving
northeast in direction as evening approached.

British Columbia, Alberta...
Numerous seasonal fires in British Columbia and Alberta were seen
through breaks in the clouds emitting at least light density smoke as
night approached preventing further analysis.

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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.