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. Willkens 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