Forest Fires in Central America
11 May 2001
Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI)
The following significant events were identified by Satellite Analysis Branch meteorologists and reviewed by the OSEI support team:NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 POES AVHRR satellite image, 9 May 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
NESDIS/OSEI NOAA-14 POES AVHRR satellite image, 9 May 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Mexico, Guatemala,
and Belize despite heavy cloud cover. A large thunderstorm is also visible over Mexico.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
For more information on fires in Nicaragua : see IFFN reports on Nicaragua
For more information on forest and other wildland fires in México : see IFFN reports on Mexico.