DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 7, 2010
Gulf of Mexico/Southeast/Mid-Atlantic: Currently, residual light smoke over the Western Gulf of Mexico stretches across the Gulf, over Florida, and out over the western Atlantic Ocean. Also, another batch of residual light smoke is situated across the southeast United States – across Louisiana eastward to Georgia. Moreover, possible ozone suspended in the atmosphere can be seen in late-day vis imagery across most of North Carolina extending north into Virginia and Maryland's eastern shore. Arizona/New Mexico: Light smoke and dust is quickly moving to the northeast across northern Arizona and New Mexico. The dust extends out at least 300km. Midwest: Ozone and possible residual light smoke is situated over Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas moving to the north. EVANS 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