DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z March 19, 2021
SMOKE: Montana, Canada... In Central Montana two large light density smoke plumes attributed to wildfires were observed moving in a northerly direction crossing into southern Canada. Arizona... In southeastern Arizona a light to moderate density smoke plume attributed to probable wildfires was observed moving southeast. north Southeast Texas Scattered fires along the southeast coast of Texas were seen emitting light to moderate density smoke plumes Southeast. Florida, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Eastern Pacific Ocean... A large region of light to moderate density smoke was observed over most of Coastal Eastern and southern Mexico extending out across the Gulf of Mexico, through most of Florida, and ending off the east coast of Florida. Light density smoke was also observed over parts of Southern Mexico and the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The plumes appears to consist of smoke from heavy seasonal burning in the region, gas flaring activity, as well as urban pollution/aerosols. Agricultural burning activity was observed throughout Mexico causing a large number of light to moderate density smoke plumes. 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