DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0031Z December 23, 2021
SMOKE:
Texas...
Two smoke plumbs, one light to heavy density smoke and one of light
density smoke were observed in central Texas and southeastern Texas from
seasonal burning activity. The smoke plumbs were moving generally north
in direction as evening approached. The heavier density smoke plumb was
located in southeast Texas along the coast just north of Corpus Christie.
Southern Florida...
Numerous agricultural fires primarily around Lake Okeechobee in southern
Florida and central Florida were emitting thin density smoke plumes
which moved quickly off to the southeast throughout the day.
AEROSOL:
Southern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific South of
Mexico/Western Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico/Eastern Mexico…
The usual aerosol attributed primarily to other atmospheric pollutants
including factory emissions and emissions from gas/oil flaring was seen
again today across and eastern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, the western
Gulf of Mexico, portions of southern Mexico, northwestern Central America,
and the tropical eastern Pacific south of Mexico and northwestern Central
America. Some leftover and current smoke from seasonal fire activity in
Mexico and previous fires in northwestern Central America may also be
contributing to this aerosol.
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