DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0110Z February 12, 2021
SMOKE: Southeastern Arizona... In Southeastern Arizona a large area of thin to heavy density smoke due to probable wildfires was observed moving to the east. Southern New Mexico... In Southern New Mexico a large smoke plume of thin to moderate density smoke due to probable wildfires was observed moving to the east. Southern and Eastern Mexico, Western Gulf of Mexico, Pacific Ocean... A large region of light density smoke was observed over parts of the western Gulf of Mexico and eastern Mexico extending over parts of Southern Mexico including the states of Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz. The smoke is also extending south into the Pacific ocean outside of our area of operations. The plume appears to consist of smoke from seasonal fires in the region, in addition to gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche as well as isolated urban pollution/aerosols. Eglin 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: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg GIS: ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/ KML: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire) http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke) ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov