DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z January 21, 2023
SMOKE: Cuba/Southeastern U.S… Patches of thin smoke from seasonal fire activity in the U.S as well as fire and industrial activity in Cuba was seen briefly before cloud cover precluded analysis in the areas. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Gulf of Mexico, Eastern and Southern Mexico, Northwestern Central America and the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern Mexico and Northwest Central America… An area of primarily thin density aerosol, composed in part by industrial activities in Mexico and seasonal fire activity also in Mexico into western Gulf of Mexico, south into eastern and southern Mexico, northwestern Central America and then extending offshore into the Pacific Ocean south of northwest Central America and southwest Mexico. Earlier in the day, the smoke extended further east through Florida and offshore of Southeastern U.S, however cloud cloud has precluded analysis for these areas in this evening’s analysis. 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