DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z April 25, 2011
Cloudy conditions across the United States limited smoke and dust detection this evening. White Sands: Blowing sand and dust originating in White Sands, NM was viewed in satellite imagery this evening. The sand/dust began moving to the northeast around 2115Z. By 0015Z on April 25, the plume was approaching the Texas border and traveled as far as Roosevelt County, NM, nearly 200 miles away from the source. Chihuahua, Mexico: Blowing sand and dust from desert areas in northern Chihuahua entered the United States around extreme western Texas this evening. The dust plumes began around 2115Z, traveled mainly to the east, and entered Texas around 0015Z on April 25. Gulf of Mexico: A large area of remnant smoke from fires in Mexico and throughout Central America continues to be seen in the western Gulf. Myrga 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