DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z February 13, 2023
SMOKE: Cuba... An area of predominantly light density smoke spanning approximately 250 miles across was observed this afternoon over central-eastern Cuba as a result of widespread seasonal fire activity across the entire island. SMOKE/AEROSOL/DUST: Southern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean south of Southern Mexico and Northwestern Central America... The large area of primarily thin density smoke from seasonal fire activity mainly in Mexico and northern Central America mixed with aerosols from industrial sources also in Mexico and northern Central America remained visible this afternoon over southwestern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and well off the southern coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America over the Pacific Ocean. WS 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