DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z April 2, 2017
SMOKE: Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico/Southeastern Texas...A large mass of thin to moderately dense smoke was visible stretching from eastern and southeastern Mexico and Central America northward over the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche to the central and western Gulf of Mexico. The smoke may have spread inland over southern and southeastern Texas though cloudiness in this area hindered information concerning the extent of the smoke in satellite imagery. Florida... A large amount of fires were visible just south of Okeelanta near the Holey Land Wildlife Management Area. These fires were observed producing smoke just after day break and continuing to produce smoke throughout the day. The fires have been marked with 24 hour Hysplit points. DUST: No dust was observed in satellite imagery this morning. -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