DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z December 12, 2020
SMOKE:
Southeastern United States...
Agricultural burning and seasonal fire activity was observed ahead of a
weather system progressing towards the region over a large region of the
Southeastern U.S. including Southern Alabama, Central/Southern Georgia
,and parts of Florida. Light density smoke was observed from the fire
activity in GOES Visible satellite imagery this evening.
Northeastern Mexico/Southwestern Gulf of Mexico...
A region of light density smoke from seasonal fire activity was observed
covering the states of Veracruz and Tamaulipas. Light density smoke
was also observed over parts of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Light
density smoke was observed over Northeastern coastal Mexico and the
Western Gulf of Mexico in satellite imagery.
Dust:
Western Texas...
A small region of blowing dust was observed in Western Texas progressing
eastward in satellite imagery this evening.
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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