DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0202Z January 8, 2022
SMOKE:
Southeastern United States. ...
Agricultural burning activity was observed throughout the southeastern
U.S. from Louisiana in the west, up to North Carolina, and down to
Florida in the south this afternoon. Fires in this area were emitting
mostly light to moderate density smoke plumes that were moving generally
northwest in Louisiana, southwest around the Florida Panhandle area and
east in southern Florida.
SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Eastern
Pacific Ocean South of the Coast of Mexico and Guatemala...
The typical mix of smoke and aerosols from seasonal burning, oil and gas
flaring, and other industrial sources primarily in Mexico was observed
over portions of eastern and southern Mexico, the western Bay of Campeche,
and off the coast of Southern Mexico and Guatemala well out over the
tropical eastern Pacific Ocean. Cloud cover precluded further analysis
in this 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