DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0110Z December 9, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... A large patch of thin density smoke was observed across central Mississippi, Alabama, and parts of Georgia while moving eastward. The light smoke was likely due to seasonal and agricultural burning across the southeastern U.S with some potential contribution from seasonal fires and aerosols from Mexico and Central America. SMOKE/AEROSOLS: Texas/Louisiana/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico… A large area composed of light density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico and Central America mixed in with aerosols originating from gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche and urban/industrial activity in Mexico was seen extending across southeastern Texas, southern Louisiana, the western Gulf of Mexico, in addition to southern Mexico and the Pacific ocean off the southwestern coast of Mexico and central America. 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