DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0137Z March 21, 2023
SMOKE: Mississippi Valley/Southeastern U.S./Gulf of Mexico... Widespread seasonal burning with embedded wildfires was observed creating an area of at least light density smoke with numerious pockets moderate density smoke across southeastern U.S. and up the Mississippi Valley reaching Illinois and Indiana. The larger areas of a moderate density smoke could be seen stretching from Mississippi through South Carolina and into the Atlantic Ocean. Some of this smoke was moving south along the Gulf States into the Gulf of Mexico. New Jersey... A large light to moderate density area of smoke was seen due to numerous seasonal fires in southern New Jersey. The smoke was moving east over the Atlantic as evening approached. DUST/AEROSOL: Central America/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico... A large area of thin density smoke/aerosol mix produced from ongoing seasonal fire activity and industrial activity in Mexico and Central America was observed across the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico. This smoke may extend further into northern regions of Central America but cloud cover precluded further analysis. 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