Monday, May 3, 2021

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1615Z May 3, 2021

SMOKE:
Gulf Coast Region/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of
Campeche/Pacific south of Mexico and Central America…
The very large area of generally thin to moderate density smoke from
the ongoing seasonal fire activity in Mexico and Central America was
seen this morning over central, southern, and eastern Mexico, the
northwest part of Central America, a portion of the Pacific south of
Mexico and Central America, the Bay of Campeche, roughly the western
half of the Gulf of Mexico, and a portion of the Gulf Coast region from
southern and southeastern Texas across to southern Louisiana and southern
Mississippi. The thinner density smoke may also be present farther inland
over the Gulf Coast states and the Southeast but cloud cover in these
areas is preventing additional information in satellite imagery. Within
the large area of thin to moderate dense smoke were embedded patches of
thicker density smoke especially seen over southern Mexico and the Gulf
of Honduras.

Cuba/Florida Keys...
A possible leftover batch of thin density smoke from the seasonal burning
in Cuba was visible over west central Cuba and extending to the north
to just south of the Florida Keys.

JS


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.