Saturday, March 6, 2021

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z March 6, 2021

SMOKE:
Midwest, Central Plains and Southeastern United States….
The large number of fires over the region yesterday has produced an light
area of smoke that was seen extending from southern Minnesota, eastern
Iowa and western Illinois southwest to northern Oklahoma.  Another area
of light smoke was seen extending from western portions of Virginia and
North Carolina west towards eastern Arkansas and northern Louisiana.

Central and Western Gulf Coast, Florida, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and the
eastern Pacific….
Fires over Mexico and also over the Southeast United States has resulted
in a large area of light density smoke that extended from southern
Florida through the Gulf of Mexico to the western Gulf Coastal region
of Louisiana and Texas.  The smoke then extended south along the east
coast of Mexico to the Yucatan Peninsula and then west through central
Mexico and into portions of the eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean.

Hanna


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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.