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NEW SATELLITE IMAGES OF THE NEW MEXICO FIRES FROM NOAA

May 15, 2000 — New satellite images of the fires burning in New Mexico are available online from NOAA. The newest images are from NOAA-15, a polar-orbiting environmental satellite.

The imagery is available from NOAA's Operational Significant Event Imagery. Click onto "Current Events" and scroll down to the filenames containing "usNM." There is also a short animated "avi" satellite loop.

Each of these file names also begins with one of the following prefixes based on the phenomena shown on the image:

FSMHS = Smoke and hot spots
FSM = Smoke

Relevant Web Sites

Local Area Fire Weather Forecasts from NOAA's National Weather Forecast Office in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Scroll down to "Zone Two" forecast.

NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast Office, Albuquerque, New Mexico

NOAA's National Weather Service Fire Weather Home Page, Boise, Idaho
(More satellite images)

All About Wilde Fires

NOAA's Fire Weather Program (Describes wild fire weather terms)

Fire Weather Forecasts from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma

National Interagency Fire Center — Includes latest news and glossary of wildfire terms

Media Contacts:
Patricia Viets, NOAA Satellite Service, (301) 457-5005.

NOAA's Daily Operational Significant Imagery report contains satellite imagery of current environmental events including dust storms, fire events, floods, icebergs, severe weather, snow, storm systems, and tropical storms. To receive an electronic copy of this report, send an e-mail message to: [email protected]

 

 

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