DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z February 4, 2024
SMOKE: CONUS United States... Due to cloud coverage, very few fires and smoke plumes were visible through satellite imagery this morning and early afternoon. 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. BLOWING DUST… East-central Mexico… Areas of thick blowing dust were observed being lofted from the high deserts east and northeast of Mexico City. The blowing dust was moving southwest towards the Pacific coast. CONUS/Mexico Border Region… Dust of varying density was observed being lofted from south-southeastern Texas and being transported east-southeastward with the leading edge of the largest plume reaching the Gulf of Mexico. 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