DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 10, 2022
SMOKE/AEROSOL: Southern Plains/Midwest/Southeastern U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Bahamas/Cuba/Mexico/Central America/Pacific off the Southern Coast of Mexico and Central America…. A large area of what is believed to be mainly thin to moderate density smoke was visible over central eastern Tennessee and northwest Georgia extending west and northwest through the southeastern Gulf of Mexico, through the Bahamas into the Atlantic, western and central Cuba, western Gulf of Mexico, United States Southern Plains, parts of the Midwest, much of Mexico, parts of Central America and into the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico and Central America. Moderate density smoke was seen observed over eastern Mexico and the western Gulf of Mexico and extending into southern tip of Texas. More moderate density smoke was observed over southern Mexico and extending south into the Pacific. In the addition, cloud cover made the the full extent of the smoke/aerosol mix in the United States Southern Plains difficult to analyze this morning. The source of the smoke was through 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. In addition, some of the aerosol farther to the south around Mexico, Central America and the 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