DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0140Z April 27, 2021
SMOKE:
New Mexico...
In south-central New Mexico the Three Rivers Fire is producing an
enormous amount of mostly heavy density smoke that is moving northeast
into the northern tip of Texas. The heavy density smoke covers an area
approximately 30,000 kilometers.
Kansas...
In southeastern Kansas a large light to moderate density smoke plume
attributed to wildfires was observed moving northeast into southern
Nebraska.
British Columbia...
In western British Columbia a light to moderate density smoke plume
probably attributed to wildfires was observed moving east in direction.
Texas, Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Mexico/Central America/Pacific
south of Mexico...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke remains in the area
covering much of northern and all of central/southern Mexico, northern
Central America, a portion of the Pacific south of Mexico, the Bay
of Campeche, and the southwest portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Embedded
patches of moderate density smoke were visible in association with some of
the more active fires especially in Mexico, and along the coast of eastern
Mexico and the far western Gulf of Mexico. This entire area of smoke was
due mainly to the ongoing seasonal fires in Mexico and Central America.
Cuba...
Widespread agricultural fire activity and and embedded wildfires were
observed throughout Cuba causing a large area of light density smoke
around the island.
DUST:
An area of blowing dust kicked up in northern Mexico and southern New
Mexico that is moving northeast in direction.
Atlantic...
A light density plume of Saharan dust was detected over the far eastern
tropical Atlantic.
Eglin
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