DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z May 05, 2012
Blowing Dust in the United States: Nevada: Two significant areas of blowing dust originated in Nevada this evening. An area began in Mineral County around 04/2345Z and moved southeast. The other area originated in Esmeralda County around 05/0015Z and also moved to the southeast. The plumes of blowing dust paralleled the NV/CA border. Texas: A large area of aerosol, which is all believed to be blowing dust, began in the Texas Panhandle this evening around 04/2215Z. The light dust moved to the east-north-east and covered Hardeman, Foard, Cottle, Motley, Dickens, Crosby and Lubbock Counties. Smoke in the United States: Central US/Gulf of Mexico: Remnant smoke, most likely from Mexico and Central America, continues to be seen in satellite imagery this evening. A large area of light smoke extending from eastern Texas to Louisiana moved northward until sunset. Additional fires burning in Louisiana may have contributed additional smoke. California: An aerosol, most likely Asian dust, was visible on imagery this evening over California between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Several dense ribbons of this aerosol were also embedded within the larger area and all areas moved to the southeast. -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