DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z February 12, 2020
Mexico/Western Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche…
Widespread fire activity and gas flaring in the Bay of Campeche and along
the Mexican shore of the Bay of Campeche was observed emitting smoke. The
smoke, which is mostly light in nature with only a few moderate smoke
plumes, was moving off toward the northwest. Gas flaring smoke was
extending over 400 miles to the northwest.
Cuba…
About a dozen smoke plumes were seen across Cuba this afternoon. Much
of the light to moderate density smoke was moving off toward the west
with one or two moving towards the north or north-northwest.
Florida…
About a dozen smoke plumes were observed this morning across
Florida. Light smoke was seen moving north-northwest in south Florida
while light to moderate density smoke from fires in north Florida was
moving northeastward.
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