DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0310Z December 10, 2019
SMOKE:
Florida...
Numerous agricultural fires were observed near Lake Okeechobee in
south-central Florida producing light density smoke moving in a
north-north eastward direction.
Oregon...
Through breaks in cloud cover, light density plumes of smoke were visible
moving northeastward from an array of fires along the Oregon coast.
An additional plume of light smoke was visible extending east from a
fire in eastern Oregon. Cloud cover obscured much of the visibility
late in the afternoon.
Cuba...
Fires throughout the island were observed producing light density
smoke, particularly in the western portion of the island, moving in a
west-northwest direction into the Gulf of Mexico.
Mexico...
A large number of fires scattered throughout Mexico were observed
producing mainly light density smoke moving in various directions.
Plumes were observed in the southern and central regions of Mexico moving
north and west. Some smoke plumes, including those from the rigs in
the Bay of Campehe, moved offshore into the Gulf of Mexico.
EARLIER TODAY:
SMOKE:
Florida...
About a dozen, agricultural burns were observed emitting light to very
light smoke plumes this morning. These smoke plumes were seen moving
off toward a direction slightly west of due north.
Bay of Campeche and Veracruz...
Typical smoke emissions from oil rigs in the eastern Bay of Campeche were
observed moving off toward the northwest this morning. Likely agricultural
burning was also noted in central Veracruz, with smoke from those fires
moving north-northeast
Levine
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