DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0430Z April 8, 2020
SMOKE:
Midwest/Central Plains...
Large light density plumes from agricultural burns are found across
parts of Indiana/Illinois/Iowa/Missouri/Nebraska/Kansas/Oklahoma.
Plumes are generally moving to the east except over central and
western Kansas where they are moving southwest.
Cuba...
Extensive agricultural burns continue across the county with a
number of small light density plumes spreading to the south into the
northeastern Caribbean Sea.
Mexico...
Several small light density plumes moving off to the north-northeast
are detected across the south-central part of the country. More
significant large light to moderate density plumes are over the Bay
of Campeche, the Yucatan, and the southeastern part of the country.
These plumes where generally moving to the northwest.
Honduras...
Concentrated agricultural burning is resulting in a light density
plume covering most of the country with areas of moderate and heavy
density plumes embedded in the larger light density plume.
Konon
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