DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700 February 28, 2024
SMOKE: Midwestern U.S./Floridian Panhandle/… Seasonal burning in Northeastern Minnesota produced an area of light density smoke that was moving generally Southeast over Lake Superior. Further south, agricultural burning in the Floridian panhandle produced light observable smoke over Lake Okeechobee, blowing in a Northeastern trajectory. Southern/Northern Cuba/Caribbean Sea/Gulf of Mexico ... Light density smoke from recent rounds of seasonal burning throughout southern Cuba was extending southwest into the Caribbean Sea. Additionally seasonal burning in northern Cuba was releasing light density smoke north onto the Gulf of Mexico. Southern Bay of Campeche... An area of thin density smoke emanating from a number of oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche was visible blowing towards the Northwest. AEROSOL/SMOKE… Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Central America/Northwest Central America/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico… An area of light to moderate density aerosol from a composite of smoke due to agricultural burning and industrial sources was noted over the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico and eastern/southern Mexico. An area of light-density aerosol from a composite of smoke from agricultural burning and industrial sources was noted over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico and northwestern Central America. Cardona 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