Saturday, March 2, 2024

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

 


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.