DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z MAY 19, 2020
SMOKE: North Central US/South Central Canada... The latest GOES16 Visible satellite imagery observed agricultural burning in portions of the North Central US including Eastern North Dakota, far Northeastern South Dakota, and Northwestern Minnesota. Light density smoke was observed from the fire activity progressing Northwestward. Fire activity was observed in parts of South Central Canada including Southern Saskatchewan and Southern Manitoba Provinces with light density smoke observed from the fire activity progressing Northward. A small region of light density smoke was also observed over part of Western Ontario Province in the latest GOES16 Visible satellite imagery. Southwestern Mexico/Eastern Pacific/Southern Gulf of Mexico... Widespread fire activity was observed over most of coastal Southwestern Mexico. A large region of moderate to thick density smoke was observed over the region. Light to moderate density smoke was also observed out over the Eastern Pacific from smoke transport from the widespread fire activity. Light density smoke was also observed over part of the Southern Gulf of Mexico in the Bay of Campeche progressing Westward towards coastal Eastern Mexico where light density smoke was observed as well in the latest GOES16 Visible satellite imagery. Sambucci 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