DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2052Z March 04, 2020
SMOKE:
Mexico…
Seasonal fires scattered throughout central Mexico and especially Veracruz
and the Yucatan peninsula were producing generally small plumes of light
density smoke. Additional smoke from rigs was seen moving slowly north
and northeastward in the Bay of Campeche.
Central Plains...
The Central Plains, specifically northern Kansas, northern Missouri,
southern Iowa, and eastern Illinois were covered with fires emitting
light density smoke plumes moving towards the east and southeast.
Florida…
A very large number of agricultural and seasonal fires were observed
over central Florida, the eastern coast of Florida and especially south
of Lake Okeechobee. Plumes were primarily light in density and moving
to the northeast. There were a number of medium to heavy density smoke
plumes emitting from larger fire complexes throughout the state.
Cuba…
A very large number of fires were observed on the island emitting
primarily light density smoke plumes moving west and northwest off shore.
Levine
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