DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z January 10, 2020
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S...
Significant seasonal fire activity occurred again today over the
Southeastern U.S. though increasing cloud cover during the day limited
smoke detection in satellite imagery. Some mainly thin density smoke
plumes were still seen especially over South Carolina, eastern Georgia,
southern Alabama, and northern Florida including the panhandle.
Mexico/Central America...
Seasonal fire activity was also detected scattered across portions of
Mexico and northern Central America. A cluster of fires in northern Sonora
of northwestern Mexico produced moderate to even locally thick density
smoke plumes which merged and thinned out as they spread to the northeast
reaching south central Arizona by late in the day. More fires in northern
and central Chihuahua of northern Mexico emitted primarily thin density
smoke which spread quickly to the northeast. Additional patches of thin
density smoke were also visible with fires in central and southern Mexico.
Bay of Campeche...
Generally thin density smoke from the oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche
spread to the west and northwest during the day.
DUST:
Northern Chihuahua/Western Texas...
An area of thin to locally moderate density blowing dust originated from
a favorable source region in northern Chihuahua of northern Mexico and
moved off to the east and northeast across the Texas border just south
and east of El Paso.
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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