DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z April 25, 2020
SMOKE:
Minnesota/North Dakota...
A few small light density plumes moving to the south and southwest are
found over northwestern Minnesota and southeastern South Dakota.
California...
A couple of light density plumes over the northern part of the state
are spreading southeastward. One fire southwest of Highland Springs
has emitted a moderate density plume.
Cuba...
Several small light density plumes are moving to the north-northeast
from numerous agricultural burns across the country.
Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America...
Widespread agricultural burning continues to produce large plumes
across the area. A light density plume covers a large part of the
Gulf of Mexico, southern Texas, the Bay of Campeche, far southeastern
Mexico, and the northwest part of Central America. A moderate density
plume is found over the Bay of Campeche, the Yucatan, Belize,
Guatemala, and Honduras. A heavy density plume also covers the
Yucatan and Belize, and northern Guatemala/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