DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1900Z February 24, 2022
SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southeastern United States, Gulf Coast States, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Northwestern Central America, Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... The combination of thin density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico, Central America and the Southeastern United States and other atmospheric pollutants including aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industries in the region was visible today from offshore the Southeastern United States extending through the Southeastern United States, Gulf Coast states, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, northwestern Central America and offshore into the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. Within this region there was an area of moderate density smoke that was along coastal southeast Mexico and then extending through southern Mexico and into the coastal areas of the Tropical East Pacific. BLOWING DUST: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico…. An area of blowing dust was seen extending from Kansas southwest through western Oklahoma, northern Texas and into southern New Mexico. Hanna 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 map: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov