DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z March 20, 2022
SMOKE: Central and South Central U.S... A large area of very light density smoke from fire activity in this region yesterday was extending from the Upper Midwest of the United States southwest to the Central United States and south to the central Gulf Coast. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southern Texas, Florida, Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Northwest Caribbean Sea, Southern and Eastern Mexico, Central America, Pacific Ocean well south of Mexico and Central America... The combination of light to moderate density smoke from widespread seasonal fire activity over parts of the U.S, Mexico, and Central America along with a mix of aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed this morning. Smoke and aerosols were seen over parts of the coastal southeastern U.S, the Gulf of Mexico, the northwest Caribbean Sea, southern and all of eastern Mexico, Central America, and extending well offshore south and southwest over the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America this morning. 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