Friday, April 12, 2019

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1801Z April 12, 2019

SMOKE:
Florida...
A significant amount of seasonal burning was observed across Florida
along with a few smoke plumes of thin density around Lake Okeechobee.

Central plains...
A large number of seasonal/agricultural fires were detected across
southeastern Oklahoma, northeastern Kansas, southern Missouri, and
northern Arkansas with thin density smoke plumes moving east-southeast.

Mexico/Western Gulf of Mexico...
A relatively larger area of thin density smoke was visible over a portion
of the Bay of Campeche and the western Gulf of Mexico extending north
towards the coast of southeastern Texas and southern Louisiana.

A large number of fires were seen overnight and early this morning towards
the center of the Mexican state of Chihuahua. Due to cloud coverage,
smoke plumes were not visible.

DUST:
West Texas...
Blowing dusts were seen in Texas border with the Mexican state Chihuahua
extending east toward the north of Big Bend region.


Rodriguez

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/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS:    ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML:    http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
        http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)

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.