DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z January 5, 2023
SMOKE/AEROSOL: Gulf of Mexico/Eastern and Southeastern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean off the Coast of Southern Mexico and Northwestern Central America… A large area consisting of a mix of smoke from seasonal fires occurring especially in Mexico and aerosols from industrial activities also primarily in Mexico was visible this morning and early afternoon over portions of eastern and southeastern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico and northwestern Central America. The smoke/aerosol mix also extended to the north over the Bay of Campeche and across the central/southern Gulf of Mexico. The smoke was concentrating along Eastern Mexico into the Western Gulf of Mexico. A mixture of aerosols and smoke was seen along Central America/western Mexico coast into the Pacific Ocean. BLOWING DUST: Eastern Texas/Western Louisiana… A small and light area of dust was seen from east Texas and extending into northern/central sections of western Louisiana. JK 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