DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z February 28, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S., California...
Across the Southeastern U.S. widespread agricultural burning was
observed but by afternoon clouds moved in and covered most of the smoke
which is usually of light density with a few areas of moderate and heavy
smoke. In central California a light to heavy density smoke plume possibly
attributed to wildfires was observed moving south in direction.
Western Oklahoma, Eastern Colorado, and Western Kansas…
In Western Oklahoma, Eastern Colorado, two large light density smoke
plumes attributed to probable seasonal burning were observed moving in
a northeasterly direction into Western Kansas.
Mexico and Western Gulf of Mexico/Eastern Pacific Ocean...
A large region of light density smoke was observed over most of Coastal
Eastern Mexico, parts of Southern Mexico, and out over parts of the
Western Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Campeche. Light density smoke
was also observed over parts of Southern Mexico and the Eastern Pacific
Ocean. The plume appears to consist of smoke from seasonal fires in the
region, in addition to gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche as
well as isolated urban pollution/aerosols.
DUST:
Eastern/Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean...
A large region of Saharan Dust was observed across most of the Eastern
and Central Tropical Atlantic Ocean into the Eastern Caribbean Ocean.
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