DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z April 13, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern United States...
Widespread agricultural fire activity across the southern states of
Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina
was producing numerous light to moderate density smoke plumes moving
predominantly southeast. The smoke plumes in the south near the Gulf
Coast tended to slowly move north in direction.
Central/Eastern United States...
A large plume consisting of light smoke from ongoing concentrated seasonal
fire activity and a few embedded wildfires along the Great Plains
(specially Kansas and Oklahoma) is moving eastward across Missouri,
Arkansas, Tennessee, southern Kentucky and northern Mississippi, Alabama
and Georgia. Fire activity was heavy today along the Great Plains but
cloud coverage prevents plume/smoke observation.
Arizona...
In eastern Arizona a two light to moderate density smoke plume attributed
to wildfires was observed moving northeast.
Texas...
In eastern Texas an area of light to heavy density smoke attributed to
wildfires was observed moving northeast.
California...
In northern California two light density smoke plumes possibly attributed
to to wildfires were observed moving east in direction.
Oregon...
In western Washington a light density smoke plume probably attributed
to wildfires was observed moving southwest in direction.
Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Guatemala/Belize, Pacific Ocean...
A second large plume of predominantly moderate density smoke is seen
covering most of the southern half Gulf of Mexico, central-southern Mexico
(including the Yucatan Peninsula), Guatemala, Belize, and extending
through southern Mexico to the southwest over the Pacific Ocean. The
plume consists of ongoing seasonal fires and remnant smoke from recent
fire activity across central-southern Mexico and Central America.
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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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov