DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1806Z November 21, 2020
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S. ...
A patch of light density smoke attributed to seasonal burning was detected
over central Georgia extending northeast into northwestern South Carolina.
Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and the adjacent coastal waters...
A long patch of light density smoke most likely attributed to the
significant
amount of burning yesterday was detected over eastern Virginia, southern
Maryland, and southern Delaware. This plume and extends northeastward
for approximately 1,000 miles over the the Atlantic Ocean just south of
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland.
Oregon and adjacent coastal waters...
A area of light density smoke from numerous small fires was detected
over the southwestern portion of Oregon and extending west off the coast
where it is traveling in a southward direction over the the Pacific Ocean.
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: 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