Saturday, February 17, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z February 18, 2024


SMOKE:
Although there were scattered fire activity throughout the CONUS,
there were no areas of significant smoke observed this evening due to
widespread cloud coverage across the US and the surrounding regions. A
few smoke plumes were visible over the central Midwest that were emitting
towards south.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Pacific Ocean/Southern Mexico/Southern Gulf of Mexico/Atlantic Ocean of
Southeast coast of Florida/Western Caribbean Sea…
A sizable area of light to moderate smoke and aerosol was seen in the
eastern Pacific ocean moving northeast, covering Central America, and
extending into the southern golf of Mexico. The vast area of smoke and
aerosol extended across the southern tip of Florida into the Atlantic
Ocean, and south into the Caribbean Sea.
The source of the smoke and aerosol in these areas is due to seasonal
fires and urban pollution from Mexico and Central America.

Rodriguez

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.