Monday, March 5, 2018

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0355Z March 6, 2018

SMOKE:
Southeast...
Seasonal agricultural fires producing light-density plumes were found
over central and eastern North Carolina. These plumes were moving to the
southeast. A concentrated area of light-density plumes was detected over
southwestern Georgia, southeastern Georgia, and the central Florida
Panhandle. Movement of these plumes was to the east-northeast.

South Florida...
Light-density smoke plumes were observed associated with agricultural
fires south of Lake Okeechobee moving towards the west. A wildfire
continues to burn in Picayune Strand State Forest producing a
light-to-moderate density plume spreading towards the west over Marco
Island and extending for approximately 150 miles over the Gulf waters.

Kansas/Oklahoma...
Several light-density plumes from seasonal fires were spreading to
the east-southeast over parts of southwestern and northeast Kansas
and northern Oklahoma.

Konon


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.