Tuesday, February 13, 2024

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.

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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.