DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z January 27, 2023

SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Florida/Atlantic Ocean/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific...
A large mass of primarily thin density smoke and aerosol from seasonal
fire activity mainly in Mexico and industrial activity also mainly in
Mexico was visible covering portions of southern Mexico, parts of
northwestern Central America, and the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico.
Cloud cover over Gulf of Mexico restricted most of the smoke analysis in
the region, however a patches of light thin smoke from the activity in
Mexico was funneled by the weather and observed over northeast region
of Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and the Atlantic Ocean southeast of the
U.S. These patches over Florida and Atlantic may have some contribution
from seasonal fire activity from the U.S. An embedded area of moderate
density smoke/aerosol mixture was detected over a small portion  of the
Pacific Ocean south of the southwestern Mexico.


Cuba/Hispaniola/Jamaica/Caribbean Sea...
A large area of general thin density smoke/aerosol from rounds of seasonal
burning and industrial activity in Cuba and Hispaniola was present
almost all of Cuba, Jamaica, and the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba and
further south of Hispaniola. Parts of this smoke may be further west into
the Gulf of Mexico, however cloud cover precluded further analysis. Within
the larger area of thin density smoke/aerosol mixture was a batch of
moderate density smoke/aerosol Caribbean Sea to the south of Cuba and
parts of northern Jamaica.

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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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.