DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 4, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S., Mid-Atlantic, and Western Atlantic Ocean...
A region of remnant light density smoke likely attributed from smoke
transport from widespread ongoing fire activity in Mexico was observed
this morning across portions of the Southeastern U.S. and Mid-Atlantic
including Georgia, South and North Carolina, and parts of Southern
Virginia. Light density smoke was also observed offshore out over parts
of the Western Atlantic Ocean in earlier GOES visible satellite imagery.
Southern Mississippi Valley, Southeastern Texas, and Gulf of Mexico...
A large region of light to moderate density smoke attributed from smoke
transport from ongoing widespread fire activity in Mexico was observed
over parts of Southeastern Texas and most of the Southern Mississippi
Valley including most of Louisiana, Mississippi, parts of Southeastern
Arkansas, and parts of Western Alabama. Smoke analysis however was
difficult in parts of the region due to a weather system observed in
the latest GOES visible satellite imagery.
Mexico, Central America, Southwestern Caribbean Sea, and Eastern Pacific
Ocean...
Widespread agricultural and seasonal fire activity in Mexico has resulted
in a broad region of light, moderate, and thick density smoke observed
in satellite imagery this morning and early afternoon. Moderate to thick
density smoke was observed over a large part of the Yucatan Peninsula
as well as over parts of Central America including Honduras, Guatemala,
Belize, and over parts of the Southwestern Caribbean Sea. Light density
smoke was observed south of Mexico over the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Light
and moderate density smoke was observed over most of the Bay of Campeche
and the Western/Central Gulf of Mexico progressing northward ahead
of a weather system towards the northern gulf coast. A large complex
fire was observed to the southwest of Rioverde Mexico where moderate
to thick density smoke was observed progressing eastward in satellite
imagery. Light density smoke and regions of moderate to thick density
smoke were also observed over parts of Southwestern Mexico in the latest
GOES visible satellite imagery.
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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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov