Friday, March 24, 2023

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0019Z March 25, 2023

SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S./Great Lakes Region/Northeastern U.S./Atlantic Ocean off
the Southeast U.S. Coast/Eastern Gulf of Mexico/Cuba/Western Caribbean
Sea…
A large mass of thin density smoke linked to significant widespread
seasonal fire activity today in the southeastern U.S. was seen over
portions of the southeastern U.S., Atlantic coastal region. The smoke also
extended offshore along eastern U.S. coastline over the Atlantic Ocean and
spread to the south and southwest from there over the northern northern
and southern Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Gulf of Mexico. Embedded patches
of heavy density could be seen throughout the southeastern U.S., Denser
areas of smoke probably exist in the southeastern U.S. where the burning
was heavy but cloud cover late in the day precluded further analysis.

SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Southern Texas/Gulf of Mexico/Southern and Eastern Mexico/Central
America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America...
A mixture of mainly thin density smoke from seasonal fire activity and
aerosols from industrial activity both originating from portions of Mexico
and Central America was seen today over Southern Texas, most of the Gulf
of Mexico, southern and eastern Mexico, some of northern Central America,
and extending well to the south of Mexico and Central America over the
Pacific Ocean.

Eglin


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.