DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1910Z April 16, 2021
SMOKE:
Mexico//Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Pacific south of Mexico/Atlantic
Ocean…
The ongoing significant amount of seasonal fires occurring in Mexico and
Central America were responsible for a large area of light to moderate
density smoke which encompassed almost the entire east coast of Mexico
and the southernmost tip of Texas. Smoke extended along the coast into
the Bay of Campeche, and very light remnant smoke from previous days
was observed moving through the central gulf and mixed with light high
clouds. Additional areas of light density smoke were also observed off
of the southwestern coast of Mexico extending just a few miles into the
Pacific Ocean.
Cuba/Southern Florida…
Seasonal fires in Cuba produced many primarily light density smoke plumes
which generally moved to the north. The plumes were nearing the southern
tip of the Florida peninsula.
JL
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