Friday, April 4, 2014

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z April 4 2014

Western Gulf of Mexico/Western Caribbean:
Smoke from seasonal agricultural burning in southern Mexico and Central
America covers much of the western Gulf of Mexico this evening, mostly
west of 89W. It extends from the Bay of Campeche northward towards the
Texas Gulf Coast and southern Louisiana coast. Clouds inhibited detection
of smoke east of 89W so could not determine how far east it has traveled.

Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Coasts/Atlantic Ocean:
An area of thin remnant smoke was still visible today stretching from the
northeastern coast of Florida northeast along the Eastern Seaboard to just
off the coast of New Jersey where it disappeared beneath clouds along
a frontal boundary. This smoke is from the numerous agricultural fires
that have occurred over the past several days in the southeastern U.S.

Vogt Miller

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.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/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.