DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z February 18, 2023
SMOKE/AEROSOL: Florida, Central Mexico and Southwestern Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean southeast of U.S, Cuba, Caribbean Sea, Northwestern Central America, Pacific Ocean South of Mexico... An area of smoke from seasonal fire activity and aerosols from industrial sources occurring in portions of Mexico, Central America and Cuba was seen over central Mexico extending through the Gulf of Mexico and Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke/aerosol mix was also seen over in Cuba, parts of northwestern Central America, the Caribbean Sea south of Cuba, portions of southwest Mexico, and extending into the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico and northwest of Central America. Additionally, the smoke/aerosol mix over in Florida and off the Atlantic ocean likely had some contribution from the recent fire activity throughout the southeastern U.S. 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