DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 5, 2022
SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southeastern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean Well South of Mexico and Central America/Caribbean Region... A large mass of thin to moderate smoke mixed with aerosols from oil, flaring, and other industrial sources in Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean region was visible this morning covering much of southern and eastern Mexico and Central America and extending well to the south of the southern coast of Mexico and Central America over the Pacific Ocean. The smoke/aerosol mix also stretched to the east over much of the Caribbean including all of Cuba and portions of Hispaniola, the Bay of Campeche, Gulf of Mexico and up over portions of southeastern U.S including south central/eastern Texas and Florida. Cloud cover however has made analysis regarding the full extent of the smoke within the southeastern U.S difficult this morning. The moderate smoke/aerosol mix was visible over eastern Mexico, Bay of Campeche, Western Gulf of Mexico, and just north of Honduras. The smoke was due to ongoing significant seasonal burning occurring in Mexico and Central America. Nguyen 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