Sunday April 26, 2020

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1710Z April 26, 2020

SMOKE:
Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Northern Central America...
Widespread agricultural burning continues to impact air quality across the
entire region, despite a slower start of fires this morning relative to
previous days. Part of the reduction in burning activity is attributed to
a large convective system which covers much of southern Mexico, extending
northeastward from the Bay of Campeche to southern Florida. Smoke could
not be mapped under the cloud-covered area and may have been reduced due
to wet deposition. Elsewhere, moderate-to-heavy smoke concentration could
be seen over central and western Honduras, Guatemala and Belize. Moderate
smoke was also seen extending westward for approximately 200 miles over
the Pacific Ocean along the southwestern coastline of Mexico. Additional
light-density smoke covered central Mexico, part of the western Gulf of
Mexico, and the waters between the Yucatan Peninsula and western Cuba.

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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.