DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0001Z January 9, 2024
SMOKE: No significant areas of smoke were observed throughout the region this evening. Extensive cloud cover was present across much of the United States. DUST/AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Northwest Central America/Pacific Ocean south of southern coast of Mexico and Central America/Texas/Baja California… An area of thin to moderate density aerosol was noted over northwestern Central America, a portion of the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico, and far southeastern Mexico, specifically over the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay of Campeche had the thickest aerosols. Light fire activity has been detected in Mexico and northwest Central America so this aerosol was believed to be primarily composed of pollutants from industrial activities in the region. There were a few light smoke plumes seen in the Bay of Campeche region and central Guatemala. Blowing dust was seen over NW Texas and was moving towards the SE over central TX. There was also blowing dust seen moving SE over the northern end of the Gulf of California. Rodriguez 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