DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z March 22, 2020
SMOKE: Pacific Northwest/Northern California/Southern British Columbia... Isolated fire activity was observed in GOES17 West Visible imagery. Light density smoke was observed from fire activity in Southeastern Washington Columbia county progressing Northeastward. Small fire activity was observed with a small fire complex in Lincoln County,Oregon and another in Douglas County,Oregon where the smoke is moderate to thick closer to the fire. The smoke from the fire activity is progressing Southeastward. A small complex fire in Northern California in Glenn County,California was observed with light to moderate density smoke progressing Northwestward this evening. A small complex fire in Southern British Columbia was observed producing moderate to thick smoke progressing Southward this evening. Central Plains/Eastern Kansas... Widespread agricultural burning was observed over Eastern Kansas as well as portions Southern Iowa, Northern/Western Missouri, Northern Arkansas, far Southeastern Nebraska, and Oklahoma. Light density smoke was observed from the fire activity and moderate to thick density smoke was observed in the vicinity of a large agricultural fire in Eastern Kansas. The smoke from the fire activity is progressing Northward this evening. Southeastern US... Agricultural burning was observed over portions of Southern Georgia, South Carolina, and Northwestern Florida with light density smoke progressing Northeastward. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed from a fire in Chesterfield County,South Carolina progressing Eastward. Agricultural burning South of Lake Okeechobee in South Florida was observed with light to moderate density smoke progressing Northwestward this evening. Cuba... Large regions of light to moderate density smoke was observed South and Northwest of Cuba from widespread fire activity. Moderate/thick density smoke was observed from fire activity in Cuba with smoke progressing mainly Westward this evening. Southern Mexico/Central America/Southwestern Gulf of Mexico... Widespread fire activity was observed in Southern Mexico and Central America. Large regions of light density smoke were observed over the Eastern Pacific South of Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Southern Guatemala as well as the Veracruz region and portions of the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Moderate/thick density smoke was observed over the Western Yucatan Peninsula. The smoke from the fire activity is progressing Westward this evening. Sambucci 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.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/ KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire) http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke) ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov