DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z May 8, 2020
SMOKE:
Florida...
A light density plume from agricultural fires near Lake Okeechobee is
spreading to the north. A wildfire in the central Everglades has a
light density plume that is spreading northwest. A small moderate
density plume is located near this fire location.
Minnesota...
A couple of light density plumes moving to the south-southeast are
found over the northwest part of the state.
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico...
A large light density plume from continuing agricultural burns is found
over much of southern Mexico and adjacent Pacific coastal waters, the
Bay of Campeche, and the western Gulf of Mexico. A narrow light
density plume extends from the Yucatan to western Cuba. Abundant
cloudiness across much of region is obscuring part of the smoke
coverage and density.
BK
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