DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z May 11, 2014
Smoke: Texas/Louisiana: A large area of light smoke extends through the Gulf of Mexico and into southeastern Texas and Louisiana. This is likely remnant smoke from numerous agricultural burns in Central America. Blowing Dust: California: Numerous areas of blowing dust originate in southern California with the dust moving to the east. The Inyo Mountains Wilderness Resort, the Grass Valley Wilderness Area and the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park are some of the more significant areas of origin for this blowing dust. New Mexico: An area of blowing dust originates in Chaves County and is moving to the northeast. Texas: Blowing dust appears to originate in the Brownfield/Lubbock area of northwestern Texas. This blowing dust is moving to the northeast. Aerosols: A large area of unknown composition is located off the coast of southern California. The area is moving to the south and may contain blowing dust from southern California. Earlier: SMOKE Western Gulf of Mexico: An area of light smoke from the seasonal agricultural fires in Mexico and Central America was seen extending from Honduras into the Bay of Campeche, reaching as far north as 24N. BLOWING DUST Nebraska: A small past of light dust was seen moving eastward across Nebraska this morning. Great Lakes Region: An area of light to moderately thick dust was visible this morning extending from northern Minnesota southeastward through the remainder of the Great Lakes. This dust was wrapping around the low pressure system currently moving through Ontario/Quebec. Aerosol forecast models suggest that this is dust from Asia which has tracked across the Pacific and most of Canada. 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