DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z February 25, 2022
SMOKE: Northern/Central California… Agricultural burning activity was observed in parts of Northern and Central California. Light density smoke was seen being emitted from the fire activity this evening. Florida/Southeast U.S... Fire activity and widespread agricultural/seasonal burning was observed over parts of central, southern, and northern Florida. Light density smoke was observed over northern Florida. Widespread agricultural burning was also observed over southern/central Georgia and parts of South Carolina. Light density smoke was observed over most of Southeast U.S. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed from fire activity to the northwest of Lake Okeechobee progressing northwestward towards the Gulf of Mexico this evening. Cuba… Widespread seasonal fire activity was observed over most of Cuba emitting light density smoke this evening progressing towards the Caribbean Sea. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southeastern United States, Gulf Coast States, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, Northwestern Central America, Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... The combination of light density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico, Central America and the Southeastern United States along with other atmospheric pollutants including aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industries in the region was visible today from offshore the Southeastern United States extending through the Southeastern United States, Gulf Coast states, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, northwestern Central America and offshore into the Tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean. Regions of moderate density smoke continues to be observed along coastal southeast Mexico and then extending through southern Mexico and into the coastal areas of the Tropical East Pacific this evening. BLOWING DUST: Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico…. Blowing dust was seen earlier today extending from Kansas southwest through western Oklahoma, northern Texas and into southern New Mexico. Nguyen 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