DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0330Z April 24, 2020
SMOKE: Minnesota/Manitoba... Several small light density plumes are spreading south and southeast from fires over far northwestern Minnesota and far southeastern Manitoba. Nebraska... A large fire near the town of Brady is generating a large light density plume that is moving off to the east-southeast. Smaller moderate and heavy plumes are embedded in the light density plume. Kansas... Light density plumes partially obscured by cloudiness are found moving eastward from numerous small fires over the eastern part of the state. Texas... A large wildfire between Ozona and Pandale continues to produce a relatively large light and smaller moderate density plumes which are spreading off to the east. Cuba... Several light density plumes, mainly over the central and western part of the country, are moving north-northwestward. Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America… Many agricultural burns continue to produce large plumes. A light density plume covers most of the Gulf of Mexico, central Florida, the Bay of Campeche, far southeastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. A moderate density plume covers Belize, the Yucatan, and parts of Guatemala/ Honduras. A heavy density plume from more concentrated fires is over northern Honduras. 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