DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715Z August 6, 2020

SMOKE:
California...
Smoke from the Apple Fire in Riverside County/CA has subsided
significantly during the last several hours with only a relatively
light density plume emanating from the fire and dispersing towards
the northeast for approximately 65 miles. Most of the smoke that until
yesterday extended over Arizona and Nevada has dissipated leaving only
trace amounts seen on satellite imagery, with the exception of an area
approximately 100 miles across which is seen along the Inyo County/CA and
Nye County/NV border. The Stagecoach Fire in Kern County/CA also shows
similar smoke plume of relatively light density smoke dispersing towards
the southeast. Additionally, the Red Salmon Complex Fire continues to
emit light to moderate density smoke towards the southeast where it
remains mostly stagnant over the northern Sacramento Valley/CA.

Central and Eastern Canada/Great Lakes Region...
Mostly light density smoke from the wildfires in Siberia continues to
travel eastward across Canada and is seen this morning over eastern
Ontario and Hudson Bay, and northern Quebec.

DUST:
Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Ocean...
Relatively thin density Saharan dust was visible moving towards the
west-northwest over Hispaniola.

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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.