NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by pizza » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 1:53 AM UTC

NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization
hwp-viz.gsd.esrl.noaa.gov

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by pizza » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 2:06 AM UTC

Click unhide on vertically integrated smoke. Bay area looks like it might become atrocious this weekend.

edit: another great visualization https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by giantrobot » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 4:17 AM UTC

I find the NOAA Fire and Smoke [0] maps to be helpful.

[0] https://fire.airnow.gov

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by wavedynamics » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 4:53 AM UTC

A decent Canadian-based smoke forecast that I've been using for the past year or two: http://firesmoke.ca

Having compared a bunch of different smoke forecasts over this time period, its hard to say which ones are better than the others.

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by divbzero » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 7:25 AM UTC

pizza wrote: post #2

Click unhide on vertically integrated smoke. Bay area looks like it might become atrocious this weekend. edit: another great visualization https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

They should unhide one of the layers by default.

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by guerrilla » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 8:57 AM UTC

divbzero wrote: post #5

pizza wrote: post #2

Click unhide on vertically integrated smoke. Bay area looks like it might become atrocious this weekend. edit: another great visualization https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

They should unhide one of the layers by default.

Yep, everyone I've forwarded it to so far has asked why it doesn't show anything.

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by Roboprog » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 3:05 PM UTC

The smoke plume stretches all the way to the Dakotas this morning.

It’s a startling visualization.

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by agwa » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 4:02 PM UTC

pizza wrote: post #2

Click unhide on vertically integrated smoke. Bay area looks like it might become atrocious this weekend. edit: another great visualization https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

Note that vertically integrated smoke includes high-altitude smoke so it might not reflect air quality near the surface. Use near surface smoke to see how bad the air will be to breathe. Indeed, it looks like a sea breeze is currently keeping near surface smoke out of some parts of the Bay Area.

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by ourmandave » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 4:25 PM UTC

divbzero wrote: post #5

pizza wrote: post #2

Click unhide on vertically integrated smoke. Bay area looks like it might become atrocious this weekend. edit: another great visualization https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

They should unhide one of the layers by default.

And draw the border with a wider black sharpie.

Re: NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization

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Post by medmunds » Sat, Aug 07, 2021, 4:55 PM UTC

agwa wrote: post #8

pizza wrote: post #2

Click unhide on vertically integrated smoke. Bay area looks like it might become atrocious this weekend. edit: another great visualization https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sector_band.php?sat=G1...

Note that vertically integrated smoke includes high-altitude smoke so it might not reflect air quality near the surface. Use near surface smoke to see how bad the air will be to breathe. Indeed, it looks like a sea breeze is currently keeping near surface smoke out of some parts of the Bay Area.

There are also several sites that repackage the NOAA smoke forecast data in friendlier (and/or faster loading) visualizations.

E.g., https://www.sfchronicle.com/air-quality superimposes wind, and also toggles between smoke forecast and real time PM2.5 measurements from the PurpleAir sensor network.