DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0125Z March 21, 2024

SMOKE:
Central/Southeastern United States…
An area of thin to moderate density smoke attributed to heavy seasonal
burning was seen from Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma in the west continuing
east into southern Minnesota, then south and east continuing throughout
the southeastern U.S., until it was seen dispersing just off the Coastal
Atlantic region. Moderate to thick density smoke plumes were noted
throughout the entire area.

Mid-Atlantic United States…
An area of light to moderate density smoke from fires in northern Virginia
and West Virginia were disbursing to the east over the Mid-Atlantic
region, concentrated over Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and southern
New Jersey.

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.