Friday, March 24 2017

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z March 25 2017

SMOKE:
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS...
Imagery this evening revealed remnant light density smoke from fires in
northern Mexico. This smoke is being absorbed into a low pressure system
over the central and southern plains and was last observed being pushed
back south into Texas.

CAROLINAS:
Several fires in North and South Carolina were producing light amounts
of smoke plumes that were traveling north to north east.

BAY OF CAMPECHE...
A broad swath of light density remnant smoke was detected this morning
through satellite imagery. This smoke originated from fires in the
northern Yucatan peninsula and from offshore oil and gas platforms in
the eastern Bay of Campeche.

DUST:
There is perhaps some dust from yesterday mixed in with the above
mentioned smoke from the northern Mexico fires that is traveling over
the central and southern plains.


-Westbrook

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.