DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0133Z December 28, 2022
SMOKE: South Central and Southeastern U.S./Atlantic off the East Coast… A large amount of thin to moderate density smoke plumbs attributed primarily to widespread seasonal burning activity in the south central and southeastern U.S. with this area stretching from eastern Texas eastward across the Southeastern U.S. into North Carolina today. Louisiana... A larger area of thin to moderate density smoke due was visible to heavy burning in southern Louisiana. Texas… Louisiana... A large wildfire in southern Texas was visible releasing large amounts of thin to moderate density smoke that was moving west and then north staying within the southern portion of the state. SMOKE/AEROSOLS: Southwestern and Southern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico… The usual large area of remnant generally thin density aerosols originating from gas flaring activity and other urban/industrial activity in Mexico along with some contribution from seasonal fire activity in Mexico continues to be observed over the southwestern and southern portions of Mexico and the northwest coast of Central America. This smoke/aerosol mix was seen extending well out over the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico this Today. Eglin 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