DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z December 28, 2023
SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico… A relatively small patch of remnant thin density smoke was observed moving to the south over the west central Gulf of Mexico this morning. The smoke was likely due to seasonal fire activity in the south central U.S. yesterday. AEROSOL/SMOKE… Mexico/Northwest Central America/Pacific Ocean south of southern coast of Mexico and Central America… Some generally thin density aerosol was seen this morning over some of southern and southeastern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and the Pacific Ocean south of the southern coast of Mexico and Northwestern Central America. With only a small amount of seasonal fire activity detected in Mexico and Central America, it is likely that this aerosol was composed mainly of pollution from industrial activities in the region. JS 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