Tuesday, April 25, 2017

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0030Z April 26, 2017

SMOKE:
SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA/NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
Fires in the Okefenokee Swamp continue to burn. Smoke plumes ranging
from light to heavy density are observed East of the Swamp in Georgia
and over Jacksonville, Florida. The large plume remains attached and
extends East out and over the Atlantic Ocean.

WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO/BAY OF CAMPECHE...
A large area of thin density smoke attributed to the ongoing seasonal
fires occurring in southeastern Mexico and Central America was visible
over the Bay of Campeche and the Western Gulf of Mexico. Thin density
smoke plumes are also observed off the northeastern coast of Cuba.

DUST:
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS...
Strong winds in the Southwestern US are producing blowing dust that is
visible in satellite imagery this evening. The dust covers much of New
Mexico's Southern border while being carried East and into Western Texas.

-Boll



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.