DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z February 14, 2024
SMOKE: Central and Southern U.S... Widespread seasonal burning was seen producing light density smoke plumes in the central U.S states of Missouri and Illinois, as well as southern states of Texas Mississippi, and Louisiana. The smoke in central states were seen moving eastward. The smoke in southern states were seen moving in different directions, with the smoke in Texas seen moving northward, while the smoke in Mississippi and Louisiana was moving southward towards the Gulf of Mexico. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Gulf of Mexico/Northwest Central America/Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean South of Southwest Mexico... A combination of light smoke and aerosol was observed over the southern Gulf of Mexico, parts of southern Mexico, northwest Central America and into the eastern Pacific Ocean, south of northwest Central America and southwest Mexico. The source of the smoke/aerosol is due to seasonal fires over Mexico and Central America, gas flaring over the Gulf of Mexico and urban pollution from Mexico and Central America. 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