DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z February 10, 2022
SMOKE:
South Central and Southeastern United States/Northern Gulf of Mexico...
Widespread agricultural burning activity was observed throughout parts
of the South-central and southeastern United States. A broad region
of remnant light density smoke was observed over most of Northern
Gulf of Mexico as well as over southeastern Texas, most of Louisiana,
southern/central Mississippi, southern/central Alabama, most of Georgia,
northern Florida, parts of South Carolina, and offshore from Georgia
over the Western Atlantic this morning.
SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and
Central America/Gulf of Mexico...
A combination of light density smoke from seasonal fire activity in Mexico
and Central America along with other atmospheric pollutants including
aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industries was observed over
the region this morning. A broad region of light to moderate density
of smoke was observed over coastal southern Mexico/northwestern Central
America and to the southwest of the region over the Eastern Pacific. Light
density smoke was also observed over the southeastern Gulf of Mexico
as well as over parts of eastern coastal Mexico and parts of the Bay of
Campeche, however cloud cover over southwestern Gulf of Mexico has made
smoke analysis difficult over this region this morning.
Sambucci
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