DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0340Z February 11, 2022
SMOKE:
South-Central and Southeastern U.S./Northern Gulf of Mexico...
Widespread agricultural burning activity was observed throughout parts
of the south-central and southeastern U.S. A broad region of remnant
light density smoke and new 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. Embedded in this large, thin density plume,
several moderate density plumes were detected.
Oklahoma...
Several thin density plumes moving off to the east were detected across
the southern part of the state.
Arizona...
A wildfire over the southeastern part of the state was producing a small
light to moderate density plume that was remaining within 50 miles of the
wildfire due to erratic winds.
Oregon...
A wildfire in the southeastern part of the state was producing a small
light to moderate density plume that was moving off to the southeast.
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/gas flaring and other industries were
observed over this region. 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.
Konon
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