DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0216Z February 21, 2024
SMOKE: Central U.S./Southeastern U.S./Northern Gulf of Mexico… An area of thin density smoke with large areas of moderate to even dense smoke attributed heavy seasonal fire activity from central Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas continuing north into the Midwest U.S. and east through the southeastern United States. The smoke was visible extending from southern Texas north all the way to Lake Michigan and eastward through the southeastern U.S. over North Carolina and just off the coastal Atlantic. The smoke also extended south over the northern Gulf of Mexico. Moderate to even dense smoke was prevalent over the Gulf States, eastern Oklahoma, Arkansas, and southern Missouri. Mid-Atlantic United States… An area of stagnant light density smoke remained from earlier today over the Mid-Atlantic region, concentrated over Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and southern New Jersey. AEROSOL/SMOKE… Southern Mexico/Southern Bay of Campeche/Central America/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico… An area of light density aerosol from a composite of smoke due to agricultural burning, volcanic ash and industrial sources was noted over the Southern Bay of Campeche, southern Mexico, the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico and northwestern Central America. Eglin 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