DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z April 10, 2020

SMOKE:
Southern and Eastern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/South Texas...
Widespread seasonal fire activity continues across most of Southern and
Eastern Mexico. Smoke transport from the widespread fire activity was
observed this morning with GOES East RGB visible imagery with light to
moderate density smoke observed over most portions of Southern and Eastern
Mexico as well as over most of the Gulf of Mexico and South Texas. Light
to moderate density smoke was observed over the Southwestern, Western,
Central, and Northeastern Gulf of Mexico. The smoke in these regions is
progressing Northward and Eastward this morning.

Central America including Guatemala and Honduras...
A large region of moderate to thick density smoke was observed this
morning over most of Northern Guatemala and over most of Honduras from
widespread seasonal fire activity. The smoke from the fire activity is
progressing Northward this morning.

Eastern Caribbean/Lesser Antilles..
A region of light density smoke was observed this morning with GOES East
RGB visible imagery West of the Lesser Antilles out over the Eastern
Caribbean. The light density smoke is progressing Westward 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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.