DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0124Z January 27, 2022
SMOKE:
Southeast U.S, Texas. ...
Agricultural burning activity was observed throughout the southeastern
U.S. and Texas. Fires throughout the area were emitting light to moderate
density smoke plumes. Smoke plumbs in Mississippi and east were generally
moving towards the southwest, fires west of Mississippi were generally
moving west in direction as evening approached.
California...
Numerous agricultural fires throughout northern California were emitting
mostly thin to moderate density smoke which was moving generally south
over the day.
Hispaniola/Cuba/Jamaica/Caribbean Sea/Southeastern Bahamas...
Two large wildfires continue to be observed in the Southwestern
Dominican Republic emitting moderate to thick density smoke progressing
southwestward offshore from Hispaniola over the Caribbean Sea.
Mexico...
In northern Mexico a wildfire was producing a light to moderate density
smoke plumb. The smoke plumb was seen moving east in direction as
evening approached.
SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Bay of Campeche/Southern and Eastern and Southern Mexico/Northwestern
Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central
America/Cuba/Caribbean…
A combination of aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial
pollution sources along with smoke from regional seasonal fire activity
was visible this morning across a portion of southern Mexico and
northwestern Central America and extending well off the coast of southern
Mexico and Central America over the eastern Pacific Ocean. Similar and
relatively smaller patches of this aerosol and smoke combination were
seen over southern Cuba and extending offshore over the Caribbean between
Cuba and Jamaica.
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