DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z February 4, 2016
SMOKE Texas/Oklahoma/Arkansas/Louisiana/Northwest Gulf of Mexico: Multiple light density smoke plumes likely associated with prescribed/agricultural burns were seen in southeast Texas, Louisiana, western Arkansas and southeast Oklahoma. All of the smoke plumes were traveling towards the southeast with most of the smoke plumes along the Texas coastline being transported into the northwest Gulf of Mexico. DUST Western Gulf of Mexico: A diffuse aerosol that is likely elevated dust particles with a possible mixture of sulfates were seen in the western Gulf of Mexico this evening. Clouds associated with a frontal boundary ahead of this aerosol limited the ability to observe the full extent of this particular matter. -Cronin Earlier today... DUST Western Gulf of Mexico: Aerosol that is believed to be elevated dust particles can be seen over the western Gulf just behind the clouds associated with the frontal boundary. This dust may be the same dust that was seen over northwestern Texas yesterday. Other aerosols such as sulfates may be mixed in with the dust. Southern California: Aerosol is seen off the coast of the southern California and west of Baja California. This aerosol is thought to be Asian dust. The dust is being dragged southward by a weak offshore circulation. Sheffler 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