DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1445Z April 26, 2010
Smoke: NW Gulf of Mexico: A large fire yesterday SW of Harmon in Ellis county produced moderate smoke that can still be seen today though has thinned out and expanded in areal coverage. The smoke extends 225km in a SW to NE line about 250 km SE of Galveston, TX. The smoke is moving SE quickly, but a very narrow “string” of lower level smoke can be seen extending back toward the TX coast intersecting at Sabine Pass and as far N as Angelina county but is also moving SE and is about 10-15km wide. Yucatan Peninsula/Ext SE Gulf of Mexico: Remnant smoke from numerous fires over S and E Mexico remain SE of the frontal boundary that has shunted SE now extending from the N coastline of the Yucatan to the Florida straits. The smoke is moving NE within the flow affecting the Yucatan and Cuba. Gallina THE FORMAT OF THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS BEING MODIFIED. IT WILL NO LONGER DESCRIBE THE VARIOUS PLUMES THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES. THESE PLUMES ARE DEPICTED IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/ml/land/hms.html GIS: http://www.firedetect.noaa.gov/viewer.htm KML: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/FIRE/kml.html THIS TEXT PRODUCT WILL CONTINUE TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE WHICH HAVE BECOME DETACHED FROM AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. IT WILL ALSO STILL INCLUDE DESCRIPTIONS OF BLOWING DUST. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THESE CHANGES OR THE SMOKE TEXT PRODUCT IN GENERAL SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov