DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z December 13, 2021
SMOKE:
South Florida...
Agricultural burning activity persisted around the Lake Okeechobee region
of South Florida during the afternoon hours. Multiple small plumes merged
to form an area of light-density smoke covering much of the sugar cane
fields south of Lake Okeechobee. The smoke was dispersing toward the west.
Western Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Bay of Campeche...
A large area of light-density stagnant smoke and/or aerosol could be seen
stretching along the western Mexico coastline from the state of Jalisco
to the north to the state of Chiapas to the south. The plume extended
offshore over the Pacific ocean for approximately 200 miles. Another
smaller plume consisting of light-density smoke originating from gas
flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche could also be seen spreading
around the southern Gulf of Mexico moving toward the north-northwest.
WS/JZ
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