THROUGH 1700Z March 29, 2021
Central U.S… A patch of remnant thin density smoke attributed to yesterday’s round of seasonal burning across the Central U.S. (especially in Kansas and Oklahoma) was seen this morning stretching from northeastern Texas northward to southeastern Kansas and southwestern Missouri and northeastward from there to eastern Iowa, southern Wisconsin, and northern Illinois. Southern Mexico/Northern Central America/Pacific south of Mexico and Central America… Areas of leftover thin density smoke from the ongoing seasonal fire activity occurring in southern Mexico and Central America were visible along and off the coast of Central America and southern Mexico. Cloud cover farther to the north over Mexico, the western Bay of Campeche, the western and northern Gulf of Mexico, southern Texas, and portions of Florida limited additional information on any remnant smoke which may be present in these areas. JS 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