DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 9, 2022
SMOKE: Central U.S… Seasonal fire activity in eastern Kansas, northeastern Oklahoma, and central Iowa were responsible for producing numerous smoke plumes this morning. The smoke in Kansas and Oklahoma were observed moving northeastward while the smoke plumes in Iowa were seen progressing southeastward. Texas… An area of thin density smoke from fire activity was observed this morning over northern central Texas moving eastward. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Florida Peninsula/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Mexico/Central America/Pacific off the Southern Coast of Mexico and Central America/Atlantic off the Southeast U.S... A very large mass of what is believed to be mainly thin to moderate density smoke was visible this morning over much of Mexico, parts of Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, the Florida peninsula, and extending off the southeastern U.S. coast over the Atlantic and off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America over the Pacific. The moderate density smoke was seen more over a portion of eastern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, and across the southern Gulf of Mexico and extending over to eastern Cuba. Moderate density smoke was also seen along and off the southern coast of Mexico over the Pacific. The source of the smoke was the widespread ongoing seasonal fire activity in Mexico and Central America though some contribution from seasonal fires and a few wildfires occurring in the central and south central U.S may also be responsible for across the Gulf of Mexico, Florida, and off the southeastern U.S. coast. Also, some of the aerosol farther to the south around Mexico, Central America, and the Bay of Campeche and Gulf of Mexico may be attributed in part to oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico. 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