DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0130Z November 13, 2023
SMOKE: Eastern U.S… Fire activity throughout the eastern U.S was seen producing light density smoke plumes. Smoke in Missouri and surrounding states were seen moving northeast while the smoke further east in states such as Kentucky, Virginia, and North Carolina were seen moving in all directions. There is likely smoke further south in southeastern U.S but cloud cover prevented further analysis. Western U.S… Fire activity Arizona and California were seen producing decent size areas of smoke. Wildfires in eastern Arizona were seen producing a large area of light to moderate density smoke extending westward. The numerous wildfires in northern California were seen producing small light density smoke plumes moving northward. These smoke plumes together formed a small patch of light density smoke over north-central California. Aerosols: Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean off the Southern Coast of Mexico… Areas of thin to locally moderate density aerosol, likely associated with industrial activities in Mexico, could be seen over portions of southern Mexico and some of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico. 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