DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0128Z February 13, 2024
SMOKE: Texas... Several fires from seasonal burning were observed in southern Texas producing mostly light density smoke moving southeast off the Gulf coast. Cuba... About a handful of fires in southeastern Cuba were observed emitting light to locally moderate density smoke this afternoon. The smoke was moving toward the north or northwest. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Gulf of Mexico/Pacific Ocean off Southern Mexico and Northern Central America... Light smoke was observed over the southern Gulf of Mexico due to gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche. Another area of light density aerosols was also seen over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico and northwestern Central America as a result of coastal urban pollution and smoke from seasonal fires in Central America. YL 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