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. WS 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