DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0230Z May 13 2020
SMOKE:
North Carolina...
A small complex fire located near Davis in the eastern part of the
state is producing light to moderate density plumes initially moving
south turning more to the east later in the afternoon.
Florida...
Agricultural burning continues in the Lake Okeechobee region. Light
density plumes from these fires are moving to the southwest.
Minnesota/North Dakota/Manitoba/Saskatchewan...
Numerous agricultural fires from northwestern Minnesota to southern
Manitoba and Saskatchewan are producing a number of light density
plumes primary moving off to the north.
Mexico...
A large area of light to moderate density plume is located over
much of the western and central part of the country. Light density
plumes are also detected offshore over the eastern Pacific and over
the far southeastern part of the country.
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