DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z MAY 20, 2020
SMOKE:
Ontario...
A detached light density plume is located over the southwestern part
of the province.
Minnesota/North Dakota/Manitoba/Saskatchewan...
Numerous seasonal fires over northwestern Minnesota and eastern North
Dakota are producing light to moderate density plumes that are moving
to the northwest. A wildfire north of Camperville in southwestern
Manitoba is producing a moderate density plume that is moving to the
east-northeast. A couple of wildfires about 40 miles east-northeast
of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan have moderate density plumes spreading
both east-northeast and south-southeast. Locally heavy plumes are
found in the immediate vicinity of these fires.
Mexico...
Widespread seasonal fire activity is observed over most of south and
southeastern part of the country. A large region of moderate to heavy
density smoke is observed near the southwest Pacific coast and
adjacent coastal waters. A light density plume covers much of central
and southeastern 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