Monday, March 6, 2023

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1640Z March 6, 2023

SMOKE:
Florida/Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Central
America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Caribbean Sea/Atlantic Ocean/Pacific Ocean south
of Mexico...

A large area of smoke from fire activity in central Mexico, the Yucatan
Peninsula and Central America mixed with aerosols originating from gas
flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche and other industrial activity
in central Mexico and Cuba was visible across the Gulf of Mexico,
southern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, Caribbean Sea, and Pacific Ocean
south of Mexico. Within the area of smoke, patches of moderate smoke
was observed over central Mexico and extending south into the Pacific
ocean as well as over southeastern corner of the Gulf of Mexico. Light
to remnant smoke from seasonal fire activity within the Southeastern U.S
was observed over Florida and the Atlantic Ocean several hundred miles
east of the Florida coastline, with some contribution coming from fire
and industrial activity in Mexico and Cuba mentioned previously.

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

 


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.