DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2346Z May 25, 2019
SMOKE:
Western Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America/Central US/Eastern US...
Continued agricultural burning throughout portions of southern Mexico
and Central America are responsible for producing a large body of light
density smoke that covers much of Mexico, Central America, and the western
Gulf of Mexico. Remnant smoke has stretched northward through Texas and
up to Kansas. Light density smoke also coves the Ohio Valley and was
visible across the Eastern US coastline this evening before extending
farther out over the Atlantic Ocean. Moderately dense smoke was visible
over the southwestern portion of the Gulf of Mexico.
Alaska/Canada/New England U.S...
Wildfires located in northern Alberta are predominantly responsible for
light density smoke that can be seen stretching from eastern Alaska,
down through Alberta, and eastward into New England. Moderately dense
smoke appeared to be localized to their sources in northern Alberta
this evening.
BOLL
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