DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z MAY 18, 2020
SMOKE:
Northern US...
Agricultural burning emitting light density smoke was observed over
portions of Northeastern South Dakota, Eastern North Dakota, and Western
Minnesota this morning.
South Central Canada/Southern Ontario, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan
Provinces...
The latest GOES16 Visible satellite imagery observed several regions of
light/moderate density smoke from fire activity in Southern Saskatchewan
and Southern Manitoba Provinces. A region of light/moderate to thick
density smoke was observed behind a weather system in portions of Southern
Ontario Province this morning.
Southern Gulf of Mexico/Western Mexico/Central America...
Widespread seasonal fire activity was observed this morning across most
portions of Coastal Western/Southwestern Mexico. Light to moderate density
smoke was observed from the fire activity. Light density smoke was also
observed over portions of Honduras and also the Southern Gulf of Mexico
this morning using the latest GOES16 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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov