DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z April 21, 2013
Southern Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of Honduras/Central America: Large areas of remnant and new smoke continue to be seen by satellite imagery this evening through the southern Gulf of Mexico, just to the southeast of the advancing cold front, and into Central America, the Gulf of Honduras and the eastern Pacific. Numerous fires burning throughout the region recently as well as today have led to this large area of smoke. Western Gulf of Mexico/Texas Coast: An area of unknown aerosol, possibly light remnant smoke mixed with dust, can be seen moving westward towards the Texas coastline. This could be a piece of smoke that became detached from the large area of remnant smoke seen across the southern Gulf, and it can also be mixed with possible dust that has been seen through the area recently. Belge THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF 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