DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 18, 2021
SMOKE:
Manitoba/Ontario/Quebec Canada...
Multiple fires seen across southern Manitoba with one larger one emitting
an area of moderately dense to dense smoke moving northeast across
Manitoba to the Hudson Bay and into western and central Ontario. Smaller
fires in Manitoba are emitting light to moderate dense smoke across
southern and central areas. Fires in southwest Ontario were emitting
light to moderate dense smoke across that region. An areas of residual
smoke was seen over western Quebec most likely from these fires burning
over the last few days.
Southern Florida...
Small agricultural/prescribed burns seen across southern Florida south
of Lake Okeechobee with light residual smoke moving west/northwest
from source.
J Kibler
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