DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 15, 2022
SMOKE/AEROSOL: Central U.S/Northeastern U.S/Western Atlantic/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... The combination of light density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico and Central America along with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in the region was observed this morning covering southern and eastern Mexico, most of Central America, the Bay of Campeche, the Gulf of Mexico, the western Atlantic along the eastern U.S, and the Pacific Ocean extending well south of the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. The smoke/aerosol mix was also observed extending well into the U.S, going as far north to at least Nebraska and Iowa in the Central U.S, and moving east/northeastward towards Maine. Moderate density smoke/aerosol covered the western and central Gulf of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche and portions of southern and eastern Mexico. Widespread seasonal burning in the Central U.S may be contributing factors to to smoke/aerosol mix, especially the smoke observed within the U.S. 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