DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0136Z December 9, 2023
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S… Widespread cloudiness moved across much of the south central and southeastern U.S. today which prevented the detection of smoke through satellite imagery which might be present in the region. Significant seasonal type fire activity was detected across the south central and southeastern U.S. today which likely resulted in at least some smoke which is obscured by the cloud cover. North-Central Alberta... A wildfire in North-Central Alberta was releasing mostly light dense smoke that was observed moving east of the fire remaining within the respective state. Blowing Dust: New Mexico/Texas/Northern Mexico... Light to moderate blowing dust could be seen originating from southern New Mexico, Northern Mexico, and Western Texas. This dust was blowing northeast extending into north-central Texas as evening approached. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Bay of Campeche/Southern and Southeastern Mexico/Pacific Ocean south of the southern coast of Mexico… Areas of thin density aerosol were present today over some of the Bay of Campeche, southern and southeastern Mexico, and a sizable portion of the Pacific Ocean south of the southern coast of Mexico. Most of this aerosol was likely due to industrial activities in Mexico and northern Central America though some smoke from oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche was also visible. 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