DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z December 02, 2019
SMOKE:
Southeast US/Louisiana...
GOES16 Visible satellite imagery observed light density smoke progressing
south and east from small complex fire activity observed in Southern
Louisiana. Small fire activity and agricultural burning was observed
as well in Eastern Texas, Southern Georgia, and Northern Florida this
morning.
South Florida...
Agricultural burning was observed with small complex fire activity south
of Lake Okeechobee. Light density smoke was observed from these fires
progress south and east this morning.
The Bahamas...
Small complex fire activity was observed on Abaco Island in the Eastern
Bahamas. Light density smoke was observed progressing eastward this
morning.
Mexico/Central America...
Small fire activity was observed in Southern and Western Mexico as well
as in Southern Guatemala. Light density smoke was observed in the region
of these fires this morning.
Sambucci
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