Monday, March 18, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0140Z March 19, 2024

SMOKE:
Central/Southeastern United States…
An area of thin to moderate density smoke attributed to moderate to
heavy seasonal burning was seen from northern Texas, Oklahoma and eastern
Kansas east through northern Arkansas, southern Missouri continuing east
and south through the southeastern U.S. through the Carolina's into
the Atlantic Ocean. Moderate to thick density smoke plumes were noted
throughout the area. The smoke in the region was generally moving south
in the central US and east in the southeast US.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Florida/Cuba/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Western Caribbean
Sea/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico/Central America...
A large area of predominantly light density smoke originating from
widespread fire activity in Central America and northern South America,
mixed in with aerosol from a composite of volcanic emissions in Mexico,
and industrial sources was noted over most of the Gulf of Mexico, to
the east over Cuba, the Florida peninsula and the coastal Atlantic,
Central America and the Pacific ocean off the coast of southern Mexico
and Central America.


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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.