DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1920Z August 10, 2020
SMOKE:
California...
The Red Salmon Complex in Humboldt County remains active with largely
stagnant moderate-to-heavy density smoke seen near the source. Moderate to
light density smoke from that same fire covers much of northern California
extending to the west over the Pacific ocean prior to turning south.
Colorado/Nebraska/Iowa…
The Pine Gulch Fire continues to burn in southwestern Garfield County
in western Colorado releasing moderate-to-thick density smoke near
the source. Moderate to light density smoke was seen moving towards
the northeast. Smoke from that fire is seen extending across central
Nebraska and nearing Iowa.
Northwestern U.S....
Smoke from the Greenhouse fire in western Washington was seen producing
moderate to heavy density smoke near the source and light density smoke
that extended east with high winds into northern Idaho and northwestern
Montana.
JL
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