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