DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0044 November 2, 2023
SMOKE: Central Oahu... A wildfire in Central Oahu continued for a second day. It was releasing light to moderate smoke that was observed moving generally to the north over the Pacific but also spread to the east and west of the fire. Due to cloud cover it was difficult to gauge the full density of the smoke. Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico... Several embedded wildfires and heavy seasonal burning could be seen producing an area of light to moderate smoke over southern Louisiana that could be seen moving towards the southwest into cloud cover over the northern Gulf of Mexico. Mid-Atlantic/Southeast... Several prescribed/agricultural burns were seen in Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Texas and Mississippi produced mostly light density smoke plumes. Eastern/Central/Northern Arizona... Clusters of wildfires in eastern, central, and northern Arizona were seen producing light to moderate density smoke plumes that were combing into three areas and was generally spreading in all directions from the fires. Central/Southern California/Northern Baja... Thin to moderate density smoke was visible through parts of central California due to wildfires and seasonal burning in the region and was extending southward. Wildfires located over northwestern Baja and southern California were seen producing light to moderate smoke across that moved west over the Pacific coast line. AEROSOL/BLOWING DUST: Western Mexico coastline/Pacific Ocean... Patches of aerosol of generally thin density were seen along and off portions of the west Mexico coastline and over the Pacific Ocean. This aerosol was believed to be primarily composed of pollutants from industrial sources in Mexico. Some blowing dust is likely also present over this region 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 map: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov