DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 12, 2016
SMOKE: Central US: A leftover patch of thin density smoke was visible moving slowly to the east and northeast stretching from north central Iowa southward to northern Missouri. This smoke was attributed to yesterday's concentrated seasonal burning occurring in east central to southeastern Kansas and northeastern Oklahoma. As of early afternoon, there is evidence of yet another significant day of seasonal burning with numerous fires and a number of smoke plumes already forming centered over eastern Kansas. Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico: An area of thin density smoke was seen over a portion of the Bay of Campeche and the western Gulf of Mexico which was associated with the ongoing seasonal burning occurring across Mexico and Central America. Cloudiness passing over the Gulf of Mexico hindered additional information on the extent of the smoke. JS 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