DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1731Z March 7, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... A large fire complex was still burning this morning in the Florida panhandle to the northeast of Panama City near the Tenmile Swamp and Green Bay Swamp. It was observed through passing cloud cover and was producing at least light to moderate density smoke moving north before it became fully cloud covered. Other seasonal activity was noted throughout the southeastern U.S. but cloud cover preceded further analysis. Eastern U.S. ... A broad area of remnant light density smoke from recent heavy agricultural burning was seen along the eastern coastal region of the U.S. extending from eastern Virginia to the east over the Atlantic Ocean approximately 560 miles off the coast of Maryland and Delaware. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southeastern Texas and Southern Louisiana/Bay of Campeche/Gulf of Mexico/Central, Southern, and Eastern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... The combination of light to moderate 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 visible this evening across portions of central, southern, and eastern Mexico, most of the Gulf of Mexico, most of the Bay of Campeche, northwestern Central America, and extending well off the southern coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America over the Pacific Ocean. Eglin 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