DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0106Z December 22, 2021
Oklahoma... A light density smoke plumb was observed in southern Oklahoma from seasonal burning activity. The light density smoke plumb was spreading northeast in direction as evening approached. Cloud cover was present across much of the western and southeastern U.S., making it very difficult to see any smoke in these areas. AEROSOL: Bay of Campeche/Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico... Atmospheric pollution likely associated with some scattered seasonal burning, gas flaring and other industrial and urban activities could be seen along the Pacific shoreline of southwestern and southern Mexico extending north into the Bay of Campeche and into the southern Gulf of Mexico. Atmospheric pollution was most visible over the Pacific Ocean along the southern Mexico coastal area. 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