DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z November 2, 2023
SMOKE: South Central and Southeastern U.S./Mid-Atlantic Region… Numerous daily seasonal fires and a few wildfires were responsible for remnant patches of thin density smoke which were visible over some of the south central and southeastern U.S. this morning. A number of newly developing smoke plumes were becoming visible in satellite imagery this morning with this fire activity. A fairly large smoke plume from a wildfire in west central Virginia spread to the east and south impacting parts of Virginia and north central North Carolina. Thicker density smoke was confined to areas closer to and east of the fire. Central/Southern California/Northern Baja/Pacific Ocean off the California/Baja Coast… Mainly thin density smoke was seen spreading to the west and offshore over the Pacific Ocean from a few wildfires over southwestern California between Los Angeles and San Diego. Arizona… Primarily thin density smoke linked to fires in central and east central Arizona was noted moving to the west mainly affecting central Arizona. Hawaii-Central Oahu... A wildfire in Central Oahu was emitting generally thin density smoke that was observed moving to the north and over the nearby Pacific. 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 JS 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