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Recently, NOAA satellies have been tracking a lot of activity
across western North America.

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Pacific moisture from Hurricane Kay brought heavy rain and flash
flooding tooo areas in California and Arizona.

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The remnants of Kay provided temporary relief to some communities battling wildfires.

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Meanwhile, the Northwest continued 
to experience dry conditions and wildfires.

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NOAA satellites monitoring these events provide critical data

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to first responders and meteorologists.

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GOES West monitored the movement of Hurricane Kay

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and its remnants in near-real time, as it brought
 heavy rain to parts of the Southwest.

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Meanwhile, GOES West also tracked 
the movement of smoke from wildfires,

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such as the Cedar Creek wildfire in Oregon.

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The fire has burned 86,000 acres and 
produced pyrocumulonimbus clouds.

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Water vapor imagery from GOES West showed 
moisture-laden air from Kay, while dry 

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aire pushed into the Pacific Northwest where drought conditions allowed fires to grow.

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Data collected by the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) helped forecast

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which areas would be impacted by moisture from Kay.

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And in the Northwest, data collected by JPSS is helping

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forecast where smoke will affect air quality.

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No matter what phenomena occur, NOAA satellites will provide

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critical data for monitoring hazardous situations.

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Earth From Orbit: Hurricanes, Fires, and Rain...Oh My!

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