DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0150Z April 25, 2023
SMOKE: Southeast... A number of small thin density plumes from seasonal agricultural burns were detected over parts of Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia. Midwest... Remnant thin density smoke from agricultural burning activity over the past few days and smoke from new burns today were detected over most of Iowa and Missouri, western Illinois, southeastern Kansas, and northeastern Oklahoma. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean/Mexico/Central America/Pacific... The ongoing significant and widespread seasonal fire activity in Mexico and Central America resulted in a very large area of light to moderate density smoke which covered much of southern and eastern Mexico, northwestern Central America, the Pacific Ocean south of the southern coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, and the western Caribbean. The thickest smoke was present over northwestern Central America, portions of southeastern Mexico, and the Bay of Campeche. Although most of what was seen in satellite imagery was believed to be smoke, some aerosols from industrial activity primarily from Mexico and Central America may be contributing. Konon 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