DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z January 5, 2022
SMOKE:
Gulf Coast/ArkLaTex…
Widespread agricultural burning activity from eastern Texas into the
Florida Panhandle was producing thin to moderate density smoke plumes
that were moving mainly north-northeastward across Texas and Louisiana
and north-northwestward from Mississippi, Alabama,and Florida.
Southern Texas/Eastern Mexico…
Scattered fire activity across southern Mexico, far southern Tamaulipas,
eastern San Luis Potosi, and northern Veracruz was observed emitting
mainly light smoke that was moving mainly northwestward in Mexico and
northward in Texas.
Northwestern Mexico…
Burning across the agricultural area around the Colorado River and across
northwestern Sonora was observed producing light to moderate density
smoke. The smoke from this activity was moving off toward the southeast.
Cuba…
Scattered burning was noted across central and southern Cuba with light
smoke production that was moving off toward the west or southwest.
From earlier...
Hispaniola…
Several wildfires in southeastern Haiti and the western and southwestern
part of the Dominican Republic produced moderately dense to thick smoke
plumes which moved off to the west and gradually thinning out in density
as the smoke moved over the nearby Caribbean.
SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean
South of Mexico/Cuba...
The typical mix of smoke and aerosols from seasonal burning, oil and
gas flaring, and other industrial sources was observed over portions
of eastern Mexico and the western Bay of Campeche, southern Mexico,
and off the coast of southern Mexico well out over the tropical eastern
Pacific. Significant cloud cover over the remainder of the Bay of Campeche
and the Gulf of Mexico limited additional detection of smoke/aerosol in
this region. Also, a patch of aerosol likely from oil and gas flaring
in western Cuba was visible this morning over a portion of western Cuba
and extending to the south over the nearby Caribbean.
-JS
-Hosley
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