DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z October 25, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... Numerous agricultural and seasonal fires were observed producing light density smoke plumes throughout region. Majority of the smoke plumes were observed moving north however some plumes within the Atlantic states were observed moving westward. Cloud cover over the Mississippi valley and Central Appalachian region prevented further analysis in the evening. California... A large wildfire in Central Coast regions was producing thick density smoke which was observed moving south into the Pacific Ocean. AEROSOL: Bay of Campeche/Eastern and Southeastern Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Southeastern Coast of Mexico... 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. 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