DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145 May 12, 2017
SMOKE: Southeast/Atlantic Coast... Fires near the Atlantic Coast in Georgia and South Carolina are producing light density smoke plumes that stretch towards the East. The West Mims fire continues to burn through the evening producing light to moderately dense smoke that is also traveling East. Remnant thin density smoke blankets a large portion of the Atlantic Ocean along the coastline. Minnesota... There are many small prescribed burns located in Western and Central Minnesota that are producing light density smoke plumes that have detached while traveling South. Gulf of Mexico/Southern Plains/Lower Mississippi Valley... A large area of thin density remnant smoke originating from fires in Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula blankets the entire Western Gulf. The smoke is being carried into Eastern Texas and stretches as far as Central Arkansas. This smoke was also visible in much of Western and Northern Louisiana. 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