DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z April 29, 2015
SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea: An area of light smoke is visible in the NE Gulf of Mexico traveling NE towards Florida. There is also a large area of medium-density smoke extending from the Yucatan Peninsula to Cuba and moving NE towards Florida and Bahamas. This smoke originates from from the seasonal agricultural burning taking place in Mexico and Central America. Central US/Canada: A large area of light-density smoke is visible this morning moving south from the northern and central Plains. Areas affected by smoke include: Ontario, Manitoba, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The heaviest concentrations of smoke are visible in South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. This smoke originates from the many agricultural fires that have been taking place in the region (notably at the Canadian/US border) the last few days. 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