DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0148Z April 13, 2022
SMOKE: Central U.S... Light density smoke was seen over parts of the Central Plains/Mid Mississippi Valley creating an area of light density smoke with a moderate swath of smoke was seen through cloud cover over this region that made smoke analysis difficult through the day. New Mexico... In South-central New Mexico a large plumb of mostly moderate to heavy density smoke due to wildfires was observed moving to the east of northeast into northern Texas. Additionally, in northern New Mexico a large plumb of mostly moderate density smoke from Hermits Peak fire complex was observed moving to the northeast into Colorado and Kansas. 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 today over portions of the Southeastern U.S. Moderate density smoke was observed over parts of Georgia and South Carolina. Light density smoke was observed just offshore from the southeastern U.S. over the western Atlantic ocean, as well as over Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina today. SMOKE/AEROSOL: U.S. Gulf Coast/Florida/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... A large mass of light to moderate density smoke from seasonal fire activity mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed covering a large part of southern, eastern, and southeastern Mexico, as well as the Bay of Campeche, the Gulf of Mexico through the U.S. Gulf Coast States, southern Florida, and the Pacific Ocean extending well south of the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. Moderate density smoke/aerosol covered the western and central Gulf of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, portions of southern and eastern Mexico, and south of the coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America extending southward over part of the Pacific. 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. throughout the day. BLOWING DUST: New Mexico, Northern Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska ... An massive area of heavy blowing dust was observed moving northeast from New Mexico and northern Mexico and Texas this evening. The moderate to heavy dust could be seen covering most of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska as evening approached. This area of dust probably continues North and east but cloud cover precluded further analysis. Eglin 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