DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0250Z March 15, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeast U.S./Atlantic...
A large area of light density smoke from today’s and yesterday’s
widespread seasonal fires covered parts of Alabama, Georgia, northern
Florida, and South Carolina, and extended east-southeast approximately
900 miles over the Atlantic.
Mexico and Western Gulf of Mexico/Pacific...
A large region of light density smoke was observed over most of coastal
eastern Mexico and out over parts of the western Gulf of Mexico. Light
density smoke was also observed over parts of southern Mexico and
adjacent coastal waters of Pacific Ocean. The plumes appear to consist
of smoke from seasonal fires in the region, gas flaring activity, as
well as urban pollution/aerosols. Light density smoke was observed in
the southwestern Gulf of Mexico from offshore drilling platforms
progressing northwest in direction.
DUST:
A large plume of blowing dust, associated with strong winds from a low
pressure area to the north, was observed on visible satellite over far
southeastern New Mexico and western Texas.
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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