DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z May 4, 2017
SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Northeast Mexico and southern Texas... A large area of remnant light density smoke from ongoing seasonal fires in southeastern Mexico and Central America covered much of the Gulf of Mexico this evening. The smoke extended into southeast Texas however the northern extent was not easily discernible due to cloud cover. Moderately dense remnant smoke blankets much of the Western Gulf. Several moderately dense smoke plumes remain attached to fires located on the Yucatan Peninsula. Georgia and Florida... Remnant light density smoke originating from the West Mims fire in the Okefenokee Swamp was visible off the Eastern coast of Florida and extended out and over the Atlantic. Currently the fire is producing light to heavy density smoke that is traveling towards the Northwest and into south-central Georgia. 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