DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z March 23, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern United States...
Widespread agricultural burning and seasonal fire activity was observed
mostly over South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama, where light to moderate
density smoke was observed from the fire activity. Light to moderate
density smoke was also observed over parts of Northwestern and South
Florida in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Cuba...
Widespread seasonal fire activity was observed over most of Cuba with
light to moderate density smoke observed over most of the region in this
evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Southern Texas/Eastern Pacific Ocean...
Widespread agricultural burning and seasonal fire activity was observed
in Mexico including Eastern, Central, Southeastern, Southwestern, and
Southern Mexico, where large regions of light and moderate density smoke
were observed from the widespread fire activity. Smoke from offshore
drilling platforms in the Bay of Campeche was also observed in satellite
imagery. Smoke was also observed off shore out over the Southern and
Western Gulf of Mexico as well as several hundered miles offshore out
over parts of the Eastern Pacific Ocean in this evening’s GOES visible
satellite imagery.
DUST:
West Texas/Northern Mexico...
A large region of blowing dust progressing eastward behind a weather
system that is present over Northern Texas was observed over most of
West Texas as well as over parts of the Texas Panhandle and over parts
of Northern Mexico in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
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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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov