DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z January 25, 2020
SMOKE:
Texas…
Much of the smoke analyzed this afternoon and evening was located across
Texas. About 2 dozen smoke plumes are noted in the analysis with movement
consistent with a high pressure center located just north of San Antonio
that moved east throughout the afternoon. Smoke was moving toward the
west across southern Texas, south near Victoria, TX, and towards the
north and east across central Texas.
Cuba…
Many fires and smoke plumes were noted across Cuba today, especially
across southern Cuba. The smoke from these fires was seen moving southwest
off the southern coast.
Eastern Honduras…
In the Honduran region of Gracias a Dios, a couple fires were noted
emitting smoke that was moving south and southeastward. Of note was a
single fire in the lagoons of the near coastal region that was producing
quite a bit of moderate smoke extending across the border into far
northeastern Nicaragua and across the Cayos Miskitos.
-Hosley
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