DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0145Z April 28, 2019
SMOKE: Northern U.S... Stagnant light-density smoke could be seen linked to prescribed burns in western Minnesota and eastern North Dakota. Southeast U.S... A few predominantly light-density smoke plumes were observed across Georgia, Alabama and the Florida panhandle. The smoke was being transported towards the northeast. South Central Mexico... Widespread fire activity was observed in south-central Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras this afternoon. A large area of moderate-to-heavy density smoke covers most of the region and extends westward for approximately 500 miles over the Pacific ocean, as well as to the east over the Gulf of Mexico reaching northwest Cuba and the Florida Keys. The bulk of the smoke remains stagnant over the region. DUST: Arizona... Blowing dust could be seen off of a mining field near the town of Morenci moving eastward across the New Mexico border. WS 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