GFMC: Forest Fires in Central America, 15 March 2001
Forest Fires in Central America
15 March 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, 13 March 2001.
Heat signatures (red) and smoke (light blue haze) are visible from fires burning in Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua.
(Source: NESDIS/OSEI)
For more information on forest and other wildland fires in Central America: See IFFN reports on Nicaragua.