Sunday, April 10, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 10, 2022

SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Central United States, Western Gulf of Mexico, Western Caribbean Sea,
Eastern and Southern Mexico, Northwestern Central America and the Pacific
Ocean south and southwest of Mexico and Central America….
A large area of light to moderate density smoke was seen over much of
the Central United States extending from the Upper Midwest south and
southwest to the western Gulf Coast States and Southern Plains into the
western Gulf of Mexico, eastern and southern Mexico, the northwestern
Caribbean Sea, northwestern Central America and the Tropical Pacific Ocean
south and southwest of Central America and Mexico.  Within this area,
an area of moderate density smoke was seen from eastern Texas south along
the western Gulf of Mexico and eastern Mexico and into southern Mexico,
northwestern Central America and then extending well offshore into the
Tropical Pacific Ocean south and southwest of Central America and Mexico.
The source of the smoke was from the widespread ongoing seasonal fire
activity in the Central Plains states of the United States, Mexico and
Central America. 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.

DUST:
Numerous areas of blowing dust were seen over portions of the Central
and Southwest United States this evening.  One area was seen from Kansas
and Nebraska and extending west into portions of eastern Colorado.
Another area was seen further south extending from west central Texas
and then extending back through southern New Mexico, southern Arizona
and into northern Mexico.

Hanna

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.