Tuesday, March 5, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0029Z March 6, 2024

Arizona...
Three fires in northwestern and eastern Arizona were releasing light
density smoke that was observed moving generally northeast while in
eastern Arizona the smoke spread northeast into New Mexico.

Honduras:
Wildfires in northeastern Honduras were responsible for a mostly moderate
smoke plumb moving north off the coast into the western Caribbean Sea
as evening approached.

AEROSOL/SMOKE…
South-Central U.S./Gulf of Mexico/ Bay of Campeche/Southern/Eastern
Mexico/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico…
An area of thin density smoke with a large mass of moderate density
smoke attributed heavy seasonal fire activity was seen mostly in Texas
and Oklahoma where denser smoke was noted. This smoke continued south
into an area of light to moderate density aerosol from a composite of
smoke due to agricultural burning and industrial sources was noted off
the eastern coast of Mexico, encompassing a large portion of the Gulf of
Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, the southern portion of Mexico, northwest
Central America and the Pacific Ocean south of these regions.


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.