Tuesday, January 18, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0111Z January 19, 2022

SMOKE:
Texas, Louisiana...
Seasonal burning was responsible for numerous light to moderate smoke
plumbs in Texas and Louisiana. The smoke plumbs in this area were seen
moving generally north in direction as evening approached.

Florida...
Numerous agricultural fires in Florida were emitting thin density smoke
plumes throughout Florida that were generally moving quickly off to
the southeast.

Alberta...
Numerous agricultural fires in Alberta were emitting thin density smoke
plumes with moderate density smoke near the sources in western Alberta
that were generally moving to the southeast.

BLOWING DUST:
Texas, Oklahoma...
A broad area of moderate density blowing dust kicked up around Midland in
western Texas and extending to the east entering south-central Oklahoma
along the Texas boarder as night approached.

SMOKE/AEROSOL...
Bay of Campeche/Western Gulf of Mexico/Southern and Eastern
Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and
Central America…
A combination of thin density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico and
Central America and other atmospheric pollutants including aerosols
from oil and gas flaring and other industries in the region was visible
today over the western Gulf of Mexico, the far western part of the Bay of
Campeche, portions of southern, western and eastern Mexico, northwestern
Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico
and Central America.

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.