DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z May 04, 2012
Arkansas/Louisiana/Texas: An aerosol, which is believed to be remnant smoke, was viewed on satellite imagery over Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas this evening. Two fires burning in Winn and Vernon Parishes (LA) contributed some of the remnant smoke. It is also possible smoke moved northward from Mexico and into this area. Blowing dust originating on May 2 over New Mexico may still be present in this area as well. Saskatchewan: Fires in Saskatchewan produced westward moving remnant smoke this evening. Most of the smoke plumes are light and became detached from their point-sources. Chihuahua: Numerous wildfires in Mexico produced moderately dense smoke this evening. By sunset, many locations in southwestern Chihuahua were under a smoky haze. This smoke moved to the northeast and towards the United States by sunset. Myrga THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS 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