DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z April 14, 2016
SMOKE: Central and Northern Plains: An area of light density remnant smoke created from agricultural fires yesterday was seen spanning from eastern Nebraska, through northwest Missouri, Iowa into Minnesota and Wisconsin. There is a possibility that this remnant smoke may have extended farther towards the northeast although the upper peninsula of Michigan and eastern Wisconsin were obscured by cloud cover. Multiple agricultural/prescribed burns occurred over eastern Kansas which contributed to a myriad of light to medium density smoke plumes which amalgamated into an area of medium density smoke in eastern Kansas. This area of smoke was traveling towards the northeast behind the remnant smoke. Several light density smoke plumes were observed in the Northern Plains and were primarily being advected to the northwest. Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico: An area of light density smoke from ongoing seasonal burning occurring over portions of Mexico and Central America was seen this afternoon/evening moving to the north over the Bay of Campeche and western/central Gulf of Mexico. Cloudiness over the northern Gulf of Mexico interfered with smoke detection in that region. -Cronin 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