DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z January 7, 2022
SMOKE:
Eastern/Southeastern Texas and Western Louisiana...
Widespread seasonal and agricultural burning was observed over parts
of Eastern and Southeastern Texas emitting light to moderate density
smoke. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed from a fire complex
to the South of Leesville in Western Louisiana. The smoke from the fire
activity is progressing southward towards the Northwestern Gulf of Mexico
in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery.
Southeastern U.S. including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and South
Carolina...
Earlier today, A patch of leftover very thin density smoke attributed
to yesterday’s round of seasonal burning in the South Central and
Southeastern U.S. was seen moving to the northeast across portions of
Alabama and Georgia this morning. Seasonal and agricultural burning
activity was observed this evening over parts of Southern Alabama,
Northern Florida, Central/Eastern Georgia, and parts of South
Carolina. The smoke is progressing north and northeastward this evening.
Hispaniola,Cuba, and the Caribbean...
Thin density smoke was visible prior to sunset over western parts of the
Dominican Republic, Haiti, and westward over the Caribbean. The smoke
was likely due to wildfires burning in Southeastern Haiti and the Western
Dominican Republic with locally thicker smoke also seen closer to one
of the wildfires in the western part of the Dominican Republic. Light
density smoke was also observed from seasonal and agricultural burning
activity over most parts of Cuba and also offshore south of Cuba over
parts of the Caribbean this evening.
SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Eastern
Pacific Ocean...
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, over the Western Gulf
of Mexico, Southern Mexico, and off the coast of Southern Mexico and
Guatemala well out over the tropical Eastern Pacific ocean this evening.
Western Cuba/Southern Florida/Northern Bahamas...
Earlier today, a southwest to northeast elongated swath of what
is believed to be mainly aerosol from oil and gas flaring and other
industrial sources in Northwestern Cuba was seen this morning stretching
from the Caribbean off the southern and eastern tip of western Cuba,
over western Cuba, the Florida Keys and the southern part of the Florida
peninsula, and over the Atlantic and northern Bahamas off the eastern
coast of Florida. It is possible that some leftover smoke from seasonal
fire activity in Cuba may be present over this region this evening.
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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