DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1710Z March 1, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern United States/Northern Gulf of Mexico... Agricultural burning and seasonal fire activity was observed over parts of the southeastern U.S. Remnant light density smoke attributed from the seasonal and agricultural burning activity was observed over parts of the southeastern U.S. including Georgia and South Carolina as well as south of the region over the Northern Gulf coast and Northern Gulf of Mexico this morning. Central/Southern Plains... Agricultural burning activity was observed over parts of the Central and Southern Plains this morning. Smoke from the agricultural burns in the region was not currently observed from the fire activity as of this morning, but smoke is expected to be visible in satellite later today over this region. Southeastern Cuba/Caribbean Sea... A region of remnant light density smoke from yesterday’s seasonal fire activity over parts of Cuba was observed over portions of southeastern Cuba and to the south of the island west of Jamaica over parts of the Western Caribbean Sea this morning. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southern and Western Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... The combination of light density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico and Central America along with other atmospheric pollutants including aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industries in the region was observed this morning. A broad region of light density smoke and aerosols was observed over portions of southern, eastern, and western Mexico. Smoke and aerosols were also seen over parts of northwestern Central America including Guatemala, and to the south and southwest extending well offshore from the southern/southwestern coast of Mexico and Central America over the Eastern Pacific this morning. Sambucci 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