Sunday, February 20, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0115Z February 21, 2022

SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S. ...
Widespread seasonal fire activity continues across much of the
Southeastern U.S. with numerous light-density smoke plumes seen over
Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle, in addition to more scatter
activity across southeastern North Carolina and central-southern South
Carolina. Plumes we dispersing predominantly toward the north-northwest. A
large pocket of remnant smoke from previous days fire activity was also
observed over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico just south of the Florida
Panhandle.

SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Western Gulf of Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central
America...
The combination of light density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico
and Central America and contributions from other atmospheric pollutants
including aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industries in
the region was observed over the western Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of
Campeche, in addition to coastal areas of southern Mexico and Central
America extending for approximately 600 miles over the Pacific ocean.

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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 map:	https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
Smoke data:
https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons
Fire data:
https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points


ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.