DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0215Z March 29, 2022
SMOKE: Central/Southeastern U.S., Mississippi Valley, and Western Atlantic Ocean... A broad region of light density smoke and several large regions of moderate density smoke attributed from widespread agricultural burning activity was observed over a large portion of the Central Plains, Lower/Mid Mississippi Valley, and most of the Southeast U.S. Moderate density smoke from agricultural burning activity was observed in the Central Plains and Mid Mississippi Valley this evening. A large region of moderate density smoke was observed over the Southeast U.S. extending southeastward well offshore north of the Bahamas and out over the Western Atlantic Ocean this evening. Bahamas... A fire complex was observed on Great Abaco Island with light to moderate density smoke observed moving southeastward. Light density smoke was also observed from small fire activity in the western/northwestern Bahamas this evening. Cuba/Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea... Light density smoke from fire activity in Cuba was observed over Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea this evening. Florida... Light to moderate density smoke was observed from fire activity in central/southern Florida progressing southeastward this evening. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Eastern Pacific... A broad region light and moderate density smoke from seasonal fire activity mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed covering a large part of eastern and southeastern Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, along the south-central Mexico Pacific coastal region, and well offshore over the Eastern Pacific ocean this evening. Sambucci 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