Wednesday, March 8, 2023

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z March 8, 2023

SMOKE:
Southeastern CONUS/Atlantic Ocean...
Numerous light density smoke plumes from agricultural burning were
visible across the southeastern CONUS, from Alabama to the Carolinas. The
vast majority of the smoke plumes were seen moving west-southwestward,
with the exception of the few smoke plumes in North Carolina where it
was seen moving south. Within North Carolina, one of the smoke plumes
near southern coast of the state was seen extending 100-200 miles south
into the Atlantic Ocean. Remnant moderate smoke was briefly seen over
in southern Georgia.


SMOKE/AEROSOL:
South Central and Southeastern U.S./Atlantic Ocean off the Southeast
U.S. Coast/Gulf of Mexico/Hispaniola/Cuba/Jamaica/Caribbean Sea/Eastern
and Southern Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean off the
Southern Coast of Mexico and Central America…
The enormous mass of a mixture of smoke from significant seasonal fire
activity and aerosol from gas flaring activity was seen encompassing an
area from the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolina Coast to Pacific Ocean south
of Mexico. Within the area, the smoke covered southern and eastern Mexico,
southeastern U.S, Gulf of Mexico,Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Caribbean
Sea. The smoke may extend further north into the U.S, but heavy cloud
cover restricted further analysis. Patches of moderate dense remnant smoke
was seen over the northern and western Gulf of Mexico, Pacific ocean
south of Mexico, and off the coast of Southern Cuba. The seasonal fire
activity across the southeastern CONUS is likely the largest contributor
to the portions of the larger layer across the northern Gulf of Mexico,
CONUS, and into the Atlantic, while activity across the NW Caribbean
contributed to portions across the western Caribbean and into the eastern
Gulf of Mexico and Central America. Towards the western region of the
Gulf of Mexico, the contributions were mixed, from sources in the U.S,
Mexico, and activity in the NW Caribbean.


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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.