DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z December 11, 2022
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S/Atlantic Ocean off the Southeastern U.S./Northeastern Gulf of Mexico/Cuba/Bahamas... A large patch of thin density smoke possibly mixed with other aerosols was observed in the approximate area stretching southeastward from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Cuba and continuing offshore over the Atlantic and Bahamas. The light smoke was likely due to recent days of 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: Southern Texas/Western and Southern Gulf of Mexico/Eastern and Southern Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean off the Southern Coast of Mexico... A large 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 were visible over southern Texas, a significant portion of the coastal areas of eastern and southern Mexico,western and parts of southern Gulf of Mexico, most of the Bay of Campeche, northwestern Central America, and extending well south over these regions and into the Pacific Ocean. 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