DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z March 20, 2022
SMOKE: Central and South Central U.S... Widespread seasonal fire activity and agricultural burning activity was observed over a large portion of the central and south central plains. The bulk of the fire activity has been seen over central/eastern Kansas, central/eastern Oklahoma, and central/eastern Texas. Fire activity was also seen over parts of western Missouri, western Arkansas, western Iowa, and southeastern Nebraska as well as south of the region over parts of southwestern Louisiana south of Lake Charles. Moderate to thick density smoke was observed from fire activity in Kansas, Oklahoma, and especially Western Arkansas, Southwestern Louisiana, and Southeastern Texas. Smoke from fire activity in the central plains was observed progressing eastward while fire activity in the south central plains and near the Gulf coast was observed progressing southward in this evening’s GOES visible satellite imagery. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mid-Atlantic U.S/Southeastern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean Well South of Mexico and Central America... The combination of light to moderate density smoke from widespread seasonal fire activity over parts of the U.S, Mexico, and Central America along with a mix of aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed earlier today and this evening. Smoke and aerosols were seen over parts of the coastal Mid-Atlantic and southeastern U.S, the Gulf of Mexico ,the Bay of Campeche, southern and all of eastern Mexico, Central America, and extending well offshore south and southwest over the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America this evening. 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