DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0020Z December 19, 2022
SMOKE/AEROSOLS: Southeastern U.S... Numerous light density smoke plumes from fire activity and seasonal burning were observed in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina. The majority of smoke plumes were in Georgia and was observed moving southeast while the smoke plumes in Florida were mainly moving south. Southern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean off the Southern Coast of Mexico and Northwestern Central America… A sizable area of thin density aerosol originating from gas flaring activity in Bay of Campeche and urban/industrial activity in Mexico with some contribution from smoke associated with recent days of seasonal fire activity in Mexico continues to be analyzed over the a portion of the Bay of Campeche, southern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern Coast of Mexico and Northwestern 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