Thursday, April 25, 2013

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

 


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.