DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z March 26, 2022
SMOKE/AEROSOL: South Central and Southeastern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean Well South of Mexico and Central America… A large mass of thin to moderate density smoke mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico and Central America was visible this morning covering southern and eastern Mexico and Central America as well as extending well to the south of the southern coast of Mexico and Central America over the Pacific Ocean. The smoke/aerosol also stretched to the north and to the east, covering the Gulf of Mexico, Bay of Campeche, and over the south central and southeastern U.S. The moderately dense smoke/aerosol was seen especially along and off the coast of eastern Mexico and southeastern Texas extending into the Western Gulf of Mexico. Moderate dense smoke/aerosol was also seen off the southeastern coast of Louisiana, extending into the Gulf of Mexico. Smoke was due to widespread significant mainly seasonal burning in Mexico and Central America as well south central and southeastern U.S. Newly formed smoke plumes were found in south central and southeastern U.S. Nguyen 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