DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z February 15, 2020
SMOKE:
South Central and Southeastern U.S…
Scattered mainly thin density smoke plumes attributed to seasonal
fire activity were visible across portions of the South Central and
Southeastern U.S. from Oklahoma and Texas eastward over the Gulf Coast
region. The smoke was more prominent over far southern Alabama, the
western Florida panhandle, southern Mississippi, southwestern Louisiana,
as well as southeastern, southern, and central Texas.
North Central California…
Agricultural/seasonal fires in the Sacramento Valley were producing thin
to locally moderate density smoke which spread to the southeast during
the afternoon.
Cuba…
Widespread seasonal burning across much of Cuba was responsible for
many smoke plumes of primarily thin density which generally moved to
the south and southwest.
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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