DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z December 14, 2019
SMOKE:
Southern Washington/Northern Oregon/South Florida...
Small fire activity was observed in Southern Washington as well as
Northern Oregon but cloud cover and high clouds moving through the region
made smoke analysis difficult. Small agricultural fires were observed
South of Lake Okeechobee in South Florida, however cloud cover made
smoke analysis difficult this evening.
Central Plains...
Agricultural burning was observed in this region with mainly light
density smoke observed from some of these fires progressing North and
Eastward this evening.
South Texas/Mexico...
Fire activity was observed North of Brownsville, Texas with moderate
to heavy density smoke in the region of the fire. Light density smoke
was observed further from the fire activity. The smoke from the fires
is progressing South and Eastward over the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
this evening. Fire activity was observed in Western/Central and Eastern
Mexico. Light to moderate density smoke is progressing Northeastward from
fire activity in Eastern Mexico out over the Western Gulf of Mexico. Light
density smoke is progressing Southward from Western Mexico fire activity
and is progressing North and Eastward from Central Mexico fire activity
this evening.
Caribbean/Hispaniola/Cuba..
Smoke from fire activity in Haiti was observed with GOES Visible imagery
with light, moderate, and heavy density smoke progressing North and
Westward this evening. Smoke from fire activity in Cuba was observed with
light, moderate and heavy density smoke progressing North and Eastward
over the Cuba this evening.
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