Tuesday, February 6, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z February 6, 2024

SMOKE:
Southeast US/Gulf of Mexico...
Several presumably agricultural fires were observed from Oklahoma to South
Carolina and along the Gulf Coast. Observed smoke was light in nature
and was generally moving south to southwest. One fire along the Louisiana
coast produced a smoke plume that extended over 200 miles offshore.

SMOKE/AEROSOL…
Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean:
An area of light to moderate aerosol from a composite of smoke from
agricultural burning, volcanic ash, gas flaring in the Bay of Campeche
and aerosol from industrial sources was observed blanketing an area from
southern Mexico, across the Gulf of Tehuantepec and along the Pacific
coast of Guatemala, El Salvador and Southern Mexico. The area of aerosol
extends approximately 500 miles from the Southern coast of Mexico.

Central America, Western Caribbean Sea and the Western Caribbean Islands:
An area of aerosol that is likely a combination of smoke from agricultural
burning, volcanic ash, gas flaring and aerosol from industrial sources was
observed over portions of Central America extending northeast through the
western Caribbean Sea and into portions of the western Caribbean Islands.

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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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.