Friday, April 9, 2021

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0220Z April 9, 2021

SMOKE:
Eastern U.S./Atlantic...
A large light density plume was detected stretching from across the
Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions, the Mid-Atlantic, and parts of the
Southeast extending offshore approximately 1150 miles over the open
Atlantic between the Bahamas and Bermuda.  Within this large area of
light density smoke was a patch of moderate density smoke extending from
southern West Virginia to South Carolina.  This smoke was from recent
and current days of concentrated seasonal fire activity and a few
embedded wildfires across area.

Oklahoma/Kansas/Missouri/Arkansas...
Numerous long narrow light density plumes with some embedded moderate
density were found over most of Oklahoma, southeastern Kansas,
southwestern Missouri, and northern Arkansas.  These plumes were
associated with agricultural burns and were primarily moving off to the
east.

Arizona...
Three distinct narrow light density plumes were detected from wildfires
over the east-central part of the state.

California/Oregon...
A number of light density plumes, some associated with wildfires and
others with agricultural burns, were found over central and northern
California and southern Oregon.

Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific...
A large area of light density smoke was observed along the northeastern
Mexico coast extending out into the Gulf of Mexico.  Light density smoke
was also observed over parts Pacific coastal Mexico extending westward
for about 1000 miles over the open Pacific.  The plumes consist of smoke
from heavy seasonal burning in the region.  Light density smoke was
observed from offshore drilling platforms in the Bay of Campeche moving
to the northwest.


DUST:
Idaho...
A small narrow plume of blowing dust was detected over the eastern part
of the state.

Mexico...
Several plumes of blowing dust moving off the east-southeast were
detected over the northwestern part of the state of Sinaloa.

Atlantic...
A large light density Saharan dust plume covers most of the central and
eastern tropical Atlantic.

Konon


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.