DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0246Z February 10, 2022
SMOKE:
South Central and Southeastern United States...
Widespread agricultural burning activity was observed throughout the
South-central and southeastern United States. In the southeastern
U.S. numerous fires blanketed the area with light density smoke that
included large swaths of moderate heavy density smoke. This area of
smoke starts in eastern Texas and continues east through the Gulf states
ending in central Georgia the smoke in this area is generally moving east
and southeast. heavier areas of smoke were observed in eastern Texas,
central Louisiana, southwest Mississippi, and central Alabama.
Texas, Oklahoma...
Seasonal burning was responsible for numerous light to heavy smoke plumbs
in Texas and Oklahoma. Most of the smoke plumbs were generally moving
south in direction as evening approached.
Arizona...
A probable wildfire in southeastern Arizona was emitting a plumb of
light to heavy density smoke which was moving southeast in directions
evening approached.
Oregon...
A possible wildfire in southwest Oregon was producing light to heavy
density smoke plumbs that were moving to the south in direction as
evening approached.
SMOKE/AEROSOL:
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 portions of southern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and the
Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America.
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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