DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0315Z March 01, 2020
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S...
Widespread seasonal fire activity over Southeastern U.S. was responsible
for a number of mainly thin to locally moderate density smoke plumes. The
smoke was most prominent over South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama,
and eastern Mississippi. A few locally moderate to thick density smoke
plumes were present in central Alabama and northwestern Florida. The
smoke generally moved off to the south-southeast.
Middle and Lower Mississippi Valley/Southern Plain and Texas...
Widespread fire activity throughout the Middle and Lower Mississippi
Valley, Southern Plain and Texas was responsible for a number of visible
smoke plumes. Several large complex fires were seen in northwestern
Arkansas producing moderate to heavy density smoke in the vicinity of
the fires and light density smoke further from the fires. The smoke
generally moved to the northeast.
Cuba...
Fires throughout the island were observed producing mainly thin to locally
moderate density smoke, particularly in the western and central portions
of the island, moving SSW into the Caribbean Sea.
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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