DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1625Z August 4, 2020

SMOKE:
California/Southwestern US/Baja California ...
A large area of stagnant light to medium density smoke from the
Apple Fire in Riverside County/CA covers most of southeastern
California, central-northern Arizona, southeastern Nevada, southern
Utah and southwestern Colorado, while also extending south into Baja
California. Stagnant smoke can also be seen over northern  California
and southwestern Oregon as a result of the Red Salmon Complex and Stump
fires in Humboldt and Tehama Counties/CA, respectively.

Canada...
Smoke originated from Siberian wildfires continue to travel eastward
through central-northern Canada. The highest concentrations are found
across Hudson Bay and northern Quebec and Newfoundland, whereas lighter
density smoke extends from eastern Saskatchewan and Northwest Territories
to central-eastern Quebec.


DUST:
Light Saharan dust can be seen traveling northward alongside Tropical
Storm Isaias over the mid-Atlantic region approximately 500 miles
off the coast of New Jersey. Another area of lingering light density
Saharan dust can be seen over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 500 miles
south-southeast of Bermuda.

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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.