DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1651Z March 23, 2022
SMOKE: Atlantic Ocean off the eastern United States... A large area of light density remnant smoke from recent heavy seasonal burning activity was seen extending southeast from the northeastern United States approximately 1,600 miles off the North Carolina Coast over the Atlantic. Lake Okeechobee, Florida... There were several fires south of Lake Okeechobee that were emitting light density smoke plumes towards the north before becoming cloud covered. Heavy cloud cover over the central and eastern parts of the United States (Current seasonal burning hotspots) precluded further smoke analysis this morning. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean Well South of Mexico and Central America… A mass of thin to moderate density smoke mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was visible today over most of the Gulf of Mexico, Bay of Campeche, southern and eastern Mexico, Central America, and extending well to the south over the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. Moderately dense smoke/aerosol mixture was seen especially along and off the coast of southeastern Mexico and Guatemala over the Pacific and over the Bay of Campeche. The smoke over this large area was due to the widespread seasonal burning in Mexico and Central America. 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