DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1620Z May 5, 2021
SMOKE:
Central and Western Gulf of Mexico/Central and Southern
Mexico/Guatemala/El Salvador/Honduras...
A large area of predominantly stagnant smoke currently covers the western
half of the Gulf of Mexico, the majority of Mexico with the exception
of the northwestern states, Guatemala, El Salvador and northwestern
Honduras. Areas of moderate smoke concentration are found across southern
Gulf of Mexico and the coastal areas along the Bay of Campeche, as well
as across the Yucatan Peninsula, and the Gulf of Honduras. The smoke
is largely associated seasonal fires in Mexico and Central America,
as those continue to show in great numbers across the entire region.
Florida...
Multiple agricultural fires were observed just south of Lake Okeechobee
with small and short-lived light density smoke dispersing toward the
north across the lake area.
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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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov