DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z May 13, 2013
Gulf of Mexico: Smoke from seasonal burning in Mexico and Central America was only visible over the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche. It may extend farther to the north and east, but extensive cloudiness prevented detection in this region. Central US: The aerosol over the Central US seen earlier this morning was no longer visible in satellite imagery later in the day. JS Earlier This Morning... Central US: An area of haze remains over the central US. This area may consist of smoke and Asian blowing dust. The smoke may be remnant from California wildfires as well as agricultural burns in the north-central US and southern Canada. The area extends from southern Manitoba and Ontario, south into the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Gulf of Mexico: Smoke from agricultural burns in Mexico and Central America persists in the southern Gulf of Mexico. It may extend as far north as the Texas coastline but clouds in the area limit detection. -Salemi 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