Thursday, November 16, 2023

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z November 16, 2023

SMOKE:
Ohio/Kentucky/Tennessee/West Virginia…
Several fires throughout the west-central Appalachians were observed
through the morning producing light smoke plumes generally moving north,
although light winds allowed some plumes to wander a bit. Notable fires
were seen along the Tennessee/North Carolina border, in eastern Tennessee
northwest of Knoxville, and in eastern Kentucky. Remnant smoke from
these fires extended over West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Mid-Atlantic US…
A large wildfire in Bedford County, Virginia was observed producing
an area of smoke of up to high density moving westward at this time,
although smoke was also observed moving eastward and southward earlier
in the morning. Light smoke from this fire extended east-northeastward
across southern Maryland, Delaware, southern New Jersey, and the Atlantic
Ocean as far eastward as southeast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

MTC


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

 


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.