DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715Z March 23, 2011
Southeast Coast: Again today, another large area of remnant smoke from the numerous fires burning throughout the southeast remains off the southwest coast from Florida northward through the Carolinas. Western Gulf of Mexico: A large area of light smoke can be seen stretching northward towards the Louisiana and Texas coastlines in the western Gulf of Mexico. Numerous fires through Mexico and Central America as well as burning from oil rigs through the Bay of Campeche have contributed to this large area of smoke. Southern Plains: Winds remain high again today from the northwest as the frontal boundary has passed through the region. In early morning imagery, an elongated area behind the front composed likely of smoke and blowing dust (seen in yesterday's satellite imagery) can be seen. Southern Nevada/Southwest Utah: A small area of blowing dust originating from near Coyote Springs, NV is moving to the northeast into portions of southwest Utah. Belge 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