DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z January 2, 2023
SMOKE/AEROSOLS: Western Gulf of Mexico/Southern Texas/Eastern Mexico… A thin density aerosol likely composed of industrial pollutants from Mexico including smoke from rigs in the Bay of Campeche mixed with some smoke from seasonal fire activity in eastern Mexico was visible today over eastern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, the western Gulf of Mexico, and into southern Texas. Cloud cover over Texas and along the Gulf Coast prevented additional information on the extent of the smoke/aerosol mixture in northern region of the Western Gulf of Mexico. Southern Florida… Several light density smoke plumes from seasonal burning were seen over southern Florida and in/around Lake Okeechobee. The smoke extended to the west across the region. JK 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