Forest Fires in Central America, 25 April 2000

Forest Fires in Central America

25 April 2000


The GOES-8 satellite images of 20 and 21 April 2000 reflect the overall fire situation in Central America as it was highlighted in the GFMC reports during the last weeks (starting with the Honduras fire report on 31 March 2000). Heat signatures and smoke can be seen from the larger fires burning in Central America.

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Fig.1. NESDIS/OSEI GOES-8 satellite image,  23 April 2000.
Heavy dense smoke ( light tan) from the fires burning in Guatemala is blowing across the Peninsula and forming a plume over the Gulf of Mexico.
(Source: NOAA/OSEI).

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Fig.2. NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 AVHRR satellite image,  23 April 2000.
Heat signatures (red) and large amount of smoke are visible from numerous large fires burning in Guatemala and the lower part of the Yucatan Peninsula.
(Source: NOAA/OSEI).

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Fig.3. NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 AVHRR satellite image,  23 April 2000.
Heat signatures (red) and large amount of smoke are visible from numerous large fires burning on the Yucatan Peninsula
(Source: NOAA/OSEI).


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