DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z January 14, 2023
SMOKE: Texas/Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico… Numerous smoke plumes ranging from thin to moderate density from seasonal fire activity was observed across eastern Texas and Louisiana moving south. The smoke along coastal Texas and Louisiana extended well south into the Gulf of Mexico. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Cuba… Patches of thin density smoke linked to seasonal fire activity in Cuba was visible in this evening’s analysis over portions of Cuba, extending across Cuba and into the Atlantic Ocean north of the country. Aerosols from industrial activity mainly originating in Cuba were likely mixing with the smoke. SMOKE/AEROSOL/DUST: Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico and Northwestern Central America/Bay of Campeche/Southern Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea… A combination of smoke from seasonal burning in Mexico, aerosols from industrial activity in Mexico and northwestern Central America, and possible dust was present along and off the southern coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America and well out over the Pacific. Smoke of this smoke/aerosol/dust mixture appeared to be moderately thick density over portions of the Pacific south of southern Mexico. Farther to the north, the mixture was more likely smoke from seasonal fire activity in Mexico and aerosols from industrial sources in Mexico with the thin density mixture present farther inland over southern and eastern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, the far southern Gulf of Mexico, and a portion of the Caribbean Sea off the Yucatan Peninsula’s east coast. In addition, thick density smoke was observed in northwestern Mexico, with the smoke expand in all directions. Texas... Very thin blowing dust was observed in northern Texas moving north/northeast, entering Oklahoma. 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