Friday, March 15, 2013

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0030Z March 16, 2013

US Eastern Seaboard:
An area of light smoke is located off the east coast of the US from
South Carolina to central Florida.  The smoke is likely remnant from
previous days agricultural burns throughout most of the southeastern US.
The smoke is moving to the east.

Gulf of Mexico:
An area of unknown aerosols is located of the central-western coast of
Florida into the central Gulf of Mexico.  This may also be associated
with the agricultural fires throughout the southeastern US.

Arkansas:
There are two fires is central-western Arkansas that are generating
light to moderately dense smoke which is moving to the northeast.

Texas:
Two fires in eastern Texas are emitting light to moderately dense smoke
which is moving the northeast.

Mississippi:
In southern Mississippi, several fires are producing light to moderately
dense smoke which is traveling to the northeast.

-Salemi

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.