Monday, March 29, 2021

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

 


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.