DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z April 26, 2013
Gulf of Mexico/Florida/Southeast US Coast: A large area of moderate density smoke was seen over the western Gulf of Mexico this evening extending northward into an area of clouds. Earlier this morning, thin smoke was also seen over the central/eastern portion of the Gulf stretching east to the Florida Keys and southwestern Florida. Most of this smoke is likely from Mexico, Central America, and Cuba. Pacific Northwest: Numerous fires in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho are collectively producing a broad area of thin density remnant smoke that encompasses much of the pacific northwest. There is also likely a small contribution of Asian dust in this region. Dust Central US: Light dust is observed this evening over the central plains in the states of South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri moving east. Much of this dust is thought to have come from Asia. Ramirez 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