DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z April 12, 2015
SMOKE Central US/Canada: A large area of light to moderate density smoke was visible this morning in satellite imagery. The light density smoke was visible moving NE from the Central Plains extending to the Great Lakes. Areas affected by light smoke include: Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. The moderate density smoke is visible moving north from Wisconsin and Minnesota into Lake Superior and Ontario. Due to the large amount of sometimes dense agricultural burning from the Central US the last few days, this smoke originates from this region. Gulf of Mexico: A large area of light to moderate density smoke was visible this morning in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and was moving to the northwest towards the coastline of Mexico. The smoke originated from agricultural/prescribed burns in Central American and oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche. Oegerle 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