DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z March 29, 2020
SMOKE:
Eastern Kansas…
Several small, prescribed fires in eastern Kansas and northeastern
Oklahoma are generating thin density smoke plumes moving rapidly to the
east into far western Arkansas.
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico…
Numerous fires throughout central Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula
are collectively producing a large area of thin density remnant smoke
covering the western Gulf of Mexico. This morning the smoke continues
to be transported to the northwest towards Texas.
Cuba/Gulf of Mexico…
Widespread fire activity continues to dominate the entire island, with
fires being more sparse this morning compared to yesterday evening. Thin
density remnant smoke is observed moving off of the northwest portion
of the country into the central and eastern parts of the Gulf of Mexico.
Ramirez
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