DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0032Z May 08, 2014
Dust/Sand: Lower Missouri River Valley: A very thin density area of dust/sand from sources of W KS, Oklahoma Panhandle and Cap Rock area of TX panhandle yesterday have progressed eastward and now can be seen across south central IA, NW MO and NE Kansas continuing a ENE track. Southern High Great Plains: W Kansas, OK Panhandle and TX Panhandle continue to have prolonged strong Swly winds again today and area once again kicking up a light density area that can be seen moving NNE through breaks in scattered cumulus area. This dust/sand is lighter, less dense and covers a smaller area than yesterday's event. Chihuahuan Desert: Unlike the Southern High Great Plains above, the same area yesterday with moderate dust and sand is once again producing moderately dense to dense sand storm moving NE covering the SE half of NM, the two western counties of TX (including El Paso) and northern Chihuahua. The bulk of the source is the main Chihuahuan desert to the SW of El Paso/Juarez, but other sources are contributing such as dry lakes to the SW of Lordsburg, NM in far SW NM and White Sands. Gallina 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