DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 7, 2020
SMOKE: Eastern Kansas/Northern Missouri/Central Illinois/Central Indiana... Agricultural burning was observed over portions of Eastern Kansas this morning however cloud cover over parts of the region made smoke analysis difficult. Light density smoke was observed over portions Northern Missouri, Central Illinois, and Central Indiana likely from smoke transport from agricultural burning from the Central Plains. The smoke is progressing Eastward this morning. South Florida... Agricultural burning was observed in the Lake Okeechobee region of South Florida. Light density smoke was observed from these fires progressing Westward this morning. Southern Mexico/Southwestern Gulf of Mexico/Honduras... A large region of light density smoke was observed this morning with latest GOES East RGB Visible imagery over most of the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico along the coastline of Mexico from widespread seasonal fire activity. Moderate density smoke was observed over portion of Southern Mexico. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed over a large portion of Honduras as well this morning. Sambucci 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