DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z April 12, 2022
SMOKE: Central/Southern Rockies and Central U.S... Moderate and thick density smoke from the Hermits Peak fire complex to the east of Santa Fe, New Mexico was observed progressing northeastward this morning. Light density smoke was observed over parts of western Kansas. Light to moderate density smoke was also observed over eastern Colorado and southwestern Nebraska south of a weather system this morning. Light density smoke was seen over parts of the Central Plains/Mid Mississippi Valley however cloud cover over this region has made smoke analysis difficult this morning. Southeastern U.S/Western Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico... A large region of light density smoke and several smaller regions of moderate density smoke attributed from recent agricultural and seasonal burning activity was observed this morning over portions of the Southeastern U.S. Moderate density smoke was observed over parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Light density smoke was observed over the northeastern Gulf of Mexico, just offshore from the southeast U.S. over the western Atlantic ocean, as well as over northern Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina this morning. SMOKE/AEROSOL: South Central U.S/Gulf of Mexico/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Cuba/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean off the Southern Coast of Mexico and Central America… A large area of light density smoke mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was seen this morning over much of eastern and southern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and extending southward and southwestward over the Pacific off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. The smoke and aerosol mixture was also seen extending over most of the Gulf of Mexico, extending over the Yucatan Peninsula, and northward over southern Texas. Widespread cloud cover extending over the south central and southeastern U.S has made it difficult to detect the full extent of the smoke/aerosol mix within the Southeastern U.S. this morning. DUST: Western/Southwestern U.S... Blowing dust was observed this morning over parts of the Western and Southwestern U.S., however widespread cloud cover from a weather system present in the region has made blowing dust analysis difficult in satellite imagery this morning. Sambucci 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