DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730 December 2, 2021
SMOKE: Eastern U.S./Far Western Atlantic… A swath of leftover thin density smoke likely attributed to recent widespread seasonal fire activity over the southeastern U.S. was visible this morning extending from northeastern Florida and southeastern Georgia to the northeast along the eastern coastal areas of the Carolinas, the Mid-Atlantic region, and the Northeast. The smoke also extends over the far western Atlantic off the U.S. east coast. Southeastern U.S… A couple of patches of remnant thin density smoke associated with recent widespread seasonal fire activity over the South Central U.S. were visible this morning over north central Mississippi and over the central Gulf coast region including southeastern Louisiana, southern Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and the western part of the Florida panhandle. More thin density aerosol was seen over a larger part of the South Central and Southeastern U.S. but it was not known how much leftover smoke is present in those areas. UNKNOWN AEROSOL: Southern Mexico/Central America/Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico… A large mass of aerosol was seen this morning along much of southern Mexico and the southern part of northern Central America and extending well to the south and southwest over the tropical eastern Pacific. Another area of aerosol was present over a portion of the Bay of Campeche and the western Gulf of Mexico. It is not known if any or how much of this aerosol is composed of remnant smoke from fires in Mexico though it is believed that the majority of this aerosol is likely composed of other atmospheric pollutants. 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: 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