DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0103Z March 3, 2024
SMOKE: Central United States… An area of thin density smoke attributed to seasonal burning was seen from central Texas to the north through the central U.S. and then the smoke 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. 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: Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas ... Areas of light to moderate density blowing dust was observed moving northeast from around the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle into western Oklahoma and central Kansas 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