DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0140Z May 6, 2021
SMOKE:
Dakota...
In northern Oregon a light to moderate density smoke plume attributed
to wildfires was observed moving north southeast in direction.
Idaho, Montana...
In Idaho three light to moderate density smoke plumes attributed to
wildfires were observed moving north in direction. One of the plumes in
northern Idaho is dispersing smoke into northwestern Montana.
Florida...
Multiple agricultural fires were observed through Florida. They were
producing light density smoke mostly dispersing toward the north.
Oregon...
In northern Oregon two light to moderate density smoke plumes attributed
to wildfires were observed moving north in direction.
New Mexico...
In northwest New Mexico a light to moderate density smoke plume attributed
to wildfires were observed moving east in direction.
Saskatchewan...
In central/southeastern Saskatchewan several light to moderate density
smoke plumes attributed to wildfires were observed moving southeast
in direction.
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.
Cuba…
Widespread fire activity on the island was producing primarily light
density smoke that moved northward off of the island and into waters
over the Florida Keys and light density smoke that moved south off the
coast on central Cuba.
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