Saturday, February 11, 2023

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z February 12, 2023

SMOKE:
Cuba, Southeastern Gulf of Mexico and Southern Florida…
An area of thin density smoke from continuing widespread daily fire
activity in Cuba was seen extending from central and western Cuba north
through the Florida Keys and into the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and
southern Florida.

SMOKE/AEROSOL/DUST:
Gulf of Mexico, Eastern and Southern Mexico, Northwestern Central America
and the Pacific Ocean south of Southern Mexico and Northwestern Central
America…
The large area of primarily thin density smoke from seasonal fire activity
mainly in Mexico and northern Central America mixed with aerosols from
industrial sources also in Mexico and northern Central America was seen
extending from the central Gulf of Mexico southwest through eastern and
southern Mexico, northwestern Central America and into the the Pacific
Ocean well south of Mexico and northwestern Central America.

Hanna


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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.