DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z April 13, 2013
Currently: Southern Plains/Southeast US: A thin density aerosol continued to be visible this evening extending from the Southern Plains to the Southeast US. It was most apparent over central Arkansas and northern Mississippi. Gulf of Mexico: Remnant smoke from wildfires burning in Mexico covered the majority of the Gulf of Mexico. Remnant smoke was moving northeastward towards Florida, but clouds hindered the visibility making it unclear how far north it extends. LP Earlier Today: Midwest to Southern Plains: An area of aerosol was seen from southern Illinois stretching southwestward across southern Missouri, Arkansas, southeast Kansas, Oklahoma, and northeast Texas. This aerosol may be composed of some Asian dust as it has been observed moving across the Central US they past two days although other unknown aerosols may have also mixed in. Gulf of Mexico: A large area of thin smoke was seen from Central America stretching northward across the Yucatan Peninsula and then northeastward over the central and eastern Gulf of Mexico towards Florida. Sheffler 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.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 ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov