DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0315Z MAY 16, 2020
SMOKE:
Minnesota...
Several light density plumes from seasonal burns are detected over the
west-central part of the state spreading westward into far eastern
North and South Dakota.
Saskatchewan...
A number of light density plumes, generally spreading to the east, from
seasonal burns are located over the southeastern part of the province.
A large wildfire about 40 miles east-northeast of Prince Albert
continues, and is producing a heavy density plume that is spreading to
the east. Earlier, a moderate density plume from this wildfire was
moving to the west-southwest before low-level winds switched directions.
Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America...
The continuing significant seasonal burning occurring across portions
of Mexico and Central America is responsible for a large mass of smoke
covering much of southern and eastern Mexico, Central America, and
stretching offshore to the south over the Pacific. The smoke also
extends northward over the Bay of Campeche and the western Gulf of
Mexico and into far southern and eastern Texas. Embedded areas of
moderately dense smoke are noted within the larger surrounding thin
density smoke and these are seen over portions of southern and eastern
Mexico and Central America and offshore over the nearby part of the
Pacific, as well as southern part of the Bay of Campeche and the far
western Gulf of Mexico. A number of small light density plumes,
mostly spreading to the northeast, are found over northwestern Mexico.
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