Monday, March 14, 2016

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1715Z March 14 2016

SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche:
An area of thin remnant smoke was observed along an old frontal boundary
from the southwest coast of Florida extending southwest to the Yucatan
Peninsula/Bay of Campeche.  The source of this smoke is fire activity
over portions of central Mexico, the Yucatan, and Cuba.

Southeast US:
An area of thin remnant smoke extends from the east coast of Florida
northeastward off/along the coasts of the Carolinas. This smoke may be
from fires yesterday in Florida as well as possibly being from fires in
Mexico/Cuba yesterday.

North Central Texas:
A small area of barely discernible smoke was observed in GOES-15 imagery
over north central Texas moving eastward. This smoke is likely from
fires yesterday in southeast Arizona, which has traveled east.

DUST:
Western and Northern Gulf:
Aerosol seen over the western, northwestern, and north central Gulf of
Mexico is believed to be elevated dust. This dust is traveling eastward
with a strong upper low moving across Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.