DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0035Z May 7, 2024
SMOKE: Southern Florida… A large fire just north of Lake Okeechobee was seen producing a large amounts of smoke moving in all directions. The smoke show signs of being moderate density but cloud cover over the region made it difficult to fully distinguished. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean/Texas… A large area of light to moderate density smoke attributed to agricultural burning activity, mixed with aerosols, covered much of southern and eastern Mexico, Central America, adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean, the Bay of Campeche and the Gulf of Mexico. Moderate density smoke was seen over eastern and southern Mexico as well as Eastern Gulf of Mexico. The smoke was also seen extending north into the central U.S, where it likely mingled with smoke produced from the fire activity throughout the southern U.S. The smoke extended through Texas, Oklahoma, parts of Kansas and Missouri, and along coast of the Gulf States. DUST: South-central U.S... Light blowing dust was seen moving eastward across the central and southwestern states such as New Mexico, Texas, western Oklahoma, and Colorado. Parts of the dust likely originated from the White Sands in New Mexico, where dust was seen moving across the state. The dust likely extended further east across the central U.S, but cloud cover prevented further analysis. 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