DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0139Z March 19, 2022
SMOKE: Northeastern United States... An area of light density remnant smoke recent heavy seasonal fire activity was seen extending from New York east over most of New England and Nova Scotia ending south of Newfoundland over the Atlantic. Nebraska... A light to moderate density smoke plumb from seasonal burning activity was observed in central Nebraska moving southeast across the state as evening approached. Southeastern Texas... Two moderate to heavy density smoke plumbs from seasonal fire activity was observed in southeastern Texas moving southeast as evening approached. Central Texas... Clusters of fires in central Texas that were emitting light to medium smoke this early afternoon was still producing some light density smoke. The smoke plumes were moving southeast across Texas. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas, Louisiana, Florida, Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean Well South of Mexico and Central America… A large mass of remnant light to moderate density smoke mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was visible today over the Texas and Louisiana Gulf coast, most of the Gulf of Mexico (Stretching to western Florida), the Bay of Campeche, southern and all of eastern Mexico, Central America, and extending well to the south over the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. Heavy blowing dust that was observed yesterday evening from New Mexico, northern Mexico, and northern/western Texas could be adding to the density of this mass. Moderately dense smoke/aerosol mixture was seen especially along and off the coast of southeastern Mexico and Guatemala over the Pacific ocean and over most of the Gulf of Mexico. DUST: Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama... An area of dense blowing dust was seen moving north-northeast from eastern Louisiana, through Mississippi and into Alabama where it runs into cloud cover. This blowing dust most likely continues north-northeast but cloud cover precluded further analysis. Heavy blowing dust that was observed yesterday evening from New Mexico, northern Mexico, and northern/western Texas could be the cause or adding to the density of this mass. 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