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.
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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: 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