DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0103Z April 30, 2023
SMOKE: Central Utah... Seasonal fires was observed producing light to medium density smoke in Central Utah. The smoke was observed moving north and east of the fire. Northern California... Seasonal fires could be seen producing an area of light density smoke in Northern California, this smoke was generally spreading south. Southeastern British Columbia/Northern California... A seasonal fire was observed producing light to heavy density smoke in Southeastern British Columbia and just near the border of southern Alberta. The smoke was observed moving north and east of the fire. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Gulf of Mexico/Northern-Western Caribbean and Islands/Northwestern Central America/Mexico/Pacific... Significant and widespread seasonal fire activity in Mexico and Central America with aerosols from industrial activities originating in Mexico and northwestern Central America resulted in a very large area of primarily light to moderate density smoke which covered much of southern/central Mexico, Northern-Western Caribbean and Islands, northwestern Central America, the Pacific off the coast of southern Mexico and northwestern Central America, the Gulf of Mexico, and and parts of southern Texas. Moderate density areas of smoke were seen over southern/eastern Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, northwestern Central America, and the western Gulf of Mexico. The smoke may extend further north into the Gulf States of the U.S but cloud cover over the Gulf of Mexico prevented further analysis. 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