DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0226Z MAY 29, 2020
SMOKE:
High Plains…
Scattered fire activity throughout the northern plains was observed
producing light density smoke moving primarily east throughout North
Dakota and Minnesota.
Florida…
A number of fires were observed throughout central and southern Florida
this afternoon. Prior to convection obscuring the view, an area of
medium to heavy density smoke was emitting from fires in central Florida
and southwestern Florida. Smoke was moving northward from fire complexes
in the central part of the state, and to the west-northwest from a large
fire complex in the southwestern portion of the state.
Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico…
An enormous amount of fire activity engulfed a majority of Mexico,
especially the western coast, Gulf Coast and into southern Mexico and
Central America. These fires were producing light to medium density smoke
over the western and central portions of Mexico with some ares of heavy
density smoke. Southern Mexico and the entirety of the eastern coast was
covered in light to medium density smoke that covered an area extending
from the Yucatan peninsula along the eastern half of the state and into
southern Texas,then extending in the Gulf of Mexico to just south of
Louisiana and just west of Florida. Some areas of heavy density smoke
were also observed in southern Mexico and along the Gulf shore, as well
as extending distinctly from a fire complex near the Bay of Campeche.
Due to afternoon convection, fire and smoke activity became largely
obscured by late afternoon, so there is the possibility that more smoke
is present in the region than can be viewed via satellite.
Levine
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