DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1720Z October 22, 2020
SMOKE:
California and Southwestern United States…
Wild fires in northern and central California continue to emit smoke
resulting in moderate-to-heavy concentrations near their sources whereas
a larger plume consisting of light smoke but also including pockets
of moderate-density smoke extends over central/southern California,
southern Nevada, southern Utah, most of Arizona, northeastern New Mexico,
and southern Colorado. The wildfires in northern New Mexico are emitting
a light density plume of smoke eastwards that ends after just entering
the Texas and Oklahoma boarder region.
Colorado…
The East Troublesome and Cameron Peak fires in northern Colorado remained
active although smoke identification was partially obscured by lingering
clouds downwind from those fires. Nonetheless, heavy plumes of smoke
could be observed dispersing towards the east.
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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