DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z October 24, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S… A patch of thin density remnant smoke was visible this morning over portions of Mississippi, southwestern Alabama, and the western Florida panhandle. This smoke was likely from recent rounds of seasonal burning in the south central and southeastern U.S. Central Appalachian Region… A number of relatively small thin density smoke plumes were moving primarily to the north from fires in eastern Kentucky and southwestern West Virginia. In addition, a slightly large patch of leftover smoke possibly linked to these fires was seen across southeastern Ohio extending into central West Virginia. Southeastern Canada/Atlantic off the Southeast Coast of Canada… Areas of thin density smoke possibly from recent fire activity in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada were visible this morning over southeastern Canada to the south and east of Hudson Bay and off the Canadian Maritimes over the nearby Atlantic. AEROSOL: Bay of Campeche/Eastern and Southeastern Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Southeastern Coast of Mexico/Western Cuba… An aerosol which is likely primarily composed of atmospheric pollutants from industrial sources primarily in southeastern Mexico was seen this morning over portions of eastern and southeastern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, along and to the west of western Cuba, and the Pacific south of the southeastern coast of Mexico. In addition, several plumes originating from rigs in the Bay of Campeche were seen moving off mainly to the north and northwest. JS 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