DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0350Z February 13, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... A large area of remnant thin density smoke due to heavy seasonal burning Friday was detected stretching from Louisiana to the east across the Gulf States, then northeast through Virginia ,and into the western Atlantic. New smoke from seasonal burning this afternoon is contributing to this thin density smoke area from Louisiana to North Carolina. Several embedded moderate density plumes are found with the large area of thin density smoke. Kansas/Oklahoma/Arkansas... Several light to moderate density plumes moving off to the southeast from seasonal burns were detected over eastern Kansas, central and eastern Oklahoma, and western Arkansas. 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/gas flaring and other industries in the region were detected over portions of southern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. 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