DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z February 6, 2021
SMOKE:
Southern California…
In Southern California a large area of thin density smoke due to
seasonal burning mixed with some industrial smoke was observed moving
in a southerly direction.
Florida...
Agricultural burning activity was observed throughout Florida. Light
density smoke was observed from most of the fire activity progressing
northeastward towards the Atlantic Ocean.
South-central U.S. …
Across the South-central U.S. several light density smoke plumes with
areas of moderate density smoke due to seasonal burning were observed
with the smoke generally moving in a northeasterly direction.
Southern Mexico...
In Southern Mexico four large areas of thin density stagnant smoke were
visible due to seasonal burning mixed with some industrial smoke.
Southwestern Gulf of Mexico...
Light density smoke was observed from several offshore drilling platforms
in the Southwestern Gulf of Mexico progressing northwestward.
Eglin
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