DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1745Z March 9, 2024
AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Eastern Mexico/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico/Central America... An area of light to moderate density aerosol from a composite of smoke due to seasonal agricultural burning and industrial sources was noted over the majority of the Gulf of Mexico, continuing northeast into Florida and extending just off the coastal Atlantic. This light to moderate density aerosol was also seen over the Bay of Campeche, the south-eastern coast of Mexico, north-west Central America and the Pacific Ocean south of these regions. An area of thin density smoke was also noted emanating from a number of oil rigs in the Bay of Campeche blowing towards the northwest into the southern portion of the Gulf of Mexico this morning. Willkens 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