DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0027Z March 2, 2024
SMOKE: Central United States… An area of thin density smoke attributed to seasonal burning and the recent Smokehouse Creek Fire in the northeastern Texas panhandle to the north through the central U.S. and then begins to move to the northeast ending over the Great Lakes region. Cloud cover over the eastern part of U.S. obscured the view of any additional smoke that may have been seen due to the wildfires and brush fires in the area. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Southern Bay of Campeche/Southern/Eastern Mexico/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 a large portion of the Gulf of Mexico, most of the Bay of Campeche, the southern coasts of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico. Blowing Dust: Utah... Areas of light to moderate density blowing dust was observed moving north of northeast from southwestern Utah towards the Great Salt Lake as evening approached. 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