DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1800Z February 3, 2024
SMOKE: Southeastern United States... Widespread seasonal burning was detected throughout the southeastern CONUS. Numerous light density smoke plumes were observed from Florida to Georgia and South Carolina. Seasonal burning and smoke were likely further west towards Louisiana but cloud cover prevented analysis in the region. Most of the smoke plumes were seen seen generally moving westward or southwestward with the exception of smoke south of Lake Okeechobee, where the smoke was moving northward. In addition, due to the widespread seasonal burning, the large area of light density smoke was seen engulfing the southeastern CONUS, extending from parts of western Tennessee and northern Mississippi to the Atlantic ocean well off the coast of Florida. SMOKE/AEROSOL… Mexico/Central America/Northwest Central America/Pacific Ocean: An area of light to moderate aerosol from a composite of smoke from agricultural burning and gas flaring in the Bay of Campeche and aerosol from industrial sources was observed blanketing an area from south Texas through western Gulf of Mexico and into parts of eastern Mexico. Nguyen 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