DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2355Z April 4, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern US… Widespread fire activity was observed across the southeastern U.S. this afternoon, and specially in southwestern Georgia. Several light density smoke plumes were visible with the majority of them dispersing to the north-northeast. By the end of the afternoon the smoke plumes were mixing in the atmosphere and blanketing a large area from northeastern Louisiana, passing through south-central Mississippi, and reaching most of Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and Georgia. Central U.S…. An area of concentrated burning covered eastern Kansas, southeastern Nebraska, northwestern Missouri and western Iowa. Light density smoke plumes were seen dispersing to the north and quickly morphing into a larger plume that covered that entire area. Gulf of Mexico/Central-Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean... A mix of light density smoke from seasonal burning and aerosols associated with gas flaring and other urban and industrial activities was seen blanketing much of Gulf of Mexico and southern Texas, central-southern Mexico, and the Pacific coastal areas off Mexico and Central America. Moderate concentration smoke could also be seen accumulating along the western Gulf. The smoke/aerosol was slowly moving northeastward toward the eastern Gulf of Mexico, with some moving offshore across southern Mexico and central America and over the Pacific. WS 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