DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115 May 16, 2019
SMOKE:
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico...
Fire activity remains high across central-southern Mexico. A large
area of moderate-to-heavy density smoke covers most of central-southern
Mexico. The plume extends towards the west over the Pacific Ocean off
southern Mexico and to the north-northeast covering the southern half of
Gulf of Mexico and reaching Cuba. Heavy smoke concentration dominates
the central Mexican states of Oaxaca, Guerrero, the western Gulf of
Mexico and the Gulf of Honduras.
Central-Northern Great Plains/Minnesota...
Numerous fires could be seen this afternoon across Minnesota, eastern
North and South Dakota, and Nebraska. A few moderate-density smoke plumes
were observed in Minnesota moving towards the northwest, while a large
plume composed of light density smoke from scattered fire activity covers
much of the central and northern Great Plains.
Florida Panhandle
A few plumes of moderate density were seen over the Florida panhandle
this afternoon. The plumes were dispersing towards the south-southwest
and over the Gulf of Mexico.
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