DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z December 15, 2021
SMOKE:
No significant areas of smoke were observed over the Continental United
States in satellite imagery this morning.
AEROSOL/Smoke:
Bay of Campeche/Eastern/Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico,Gulf
of Mexico...
Atmospheric pollution likely associated with recent scattered seasonal
burning, gas flaring as well as other industrial and urban activities
could be seen along the Pacific shoreline of Southwestern and Southern
Mexico as well as inland over parts of Mexico and out over the Pacific
Ocean. The atmospheric sulfate aerosol was also observed over parts of
Southern Mexico, over parts of the Southern Bay of Campeche and along
coastal regions of Southeastern and Eastern Mexico this morning.
DUST:
Eastern New Mexico/Eastern Colorado...
Blowing dust was observed over parts of Eastern New Mexico and also over
Eastern Colorado ahead of a weather system to the north of the region
this morning.
Sambucci
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