DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0110Z April 30, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S., Western Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke likely attributed from
widespread seasonal fire activity over parts of the Central/Southeastern
U.S. combined with Mexico’s widespread seasonal fire activity was
observed over the Western Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. This smoke extended
south through central Cuba ending in the Caribbean Sea.
Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, 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 most of the Gulf of Mexico and extends north into
southern Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama. Embedded patches of moderate to
heavy density smoke were visible in association with some of the more
active fires especially in Mexico, and along the coasts. This entire
area of smoke was due mainly to the ongoing seasonal fires in Mexico
and Central America.
Colorado...
In south-central Colorado a light to heavy density smoke plume attributed
to a wildfire was observed moving east in direction.
California...
In north-central California a small light to moderate density smoke
plume attributed to a wildfire was observed moving north in direction.
Northern Mississippi Valley...
Several light density smoke plumes attributed to seasonal fires were
observed in the northern Mississippi Valley and were moving southeast
in direction.
Saskatchewan, Manitoba...
In central/southeastern Saskatchewan and south-central Manitoba several
light density smoke plumes attributed to seasonal fires were observed
moving southeast in direction.
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