DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0245Z April 20, 2019
SMOKE:
Central U.S...
A large area of mostly thin density smoke was visible over the plains
and headed south-southeast. Many small plumes associated with a very
large number of seasonal fires contributed to the large overall area of
smoke cover, with some larger fires providing far-reaching plumes that
were drifting east and southeast. A limited number of medium density
plumes were also present throughout the plains area, extending from
northeastern New Mexico through Minnesota and Wisconsin.
JL
EARLIER SMOKE ANALYSIS:
Central and South Central U.S...
A few thin density smoke plumes were visible this morning moving to the
south from seasonal type fires scattered across portions of the Central
and South Central U.S.
Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico...
A large mass of thin density smoke from ongoing seasonal burning in
Mexico and Central America was seen covering much of southern and eastern
Mexico, Central America, and off the southern coast of Mexico and Central
America. The smoke was also being transported to the north and northeast
over the extreme western Caribbean, the Bay of Campeche, and over the
eastern Gulf of Mexico along and ahead of a frontal boundary. It is
not known if the smoke extends farther to the northeast across the
Southeastern U.S. due to significant cloud cover.
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