DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0200Z March 25, 2024
SMOKE: Southeastern United States... An area of light density smoke attributed to moderate seasonal agricultural burning throughout the southeast region was observed from Texas, extending east through the Gulf States, and then north into Tennessee and Kentucky this evening. Due to Widespread cloud coverage over the Midwest and southeastern regions of the U.S. the analysis of individual plumes was not able to be thoroughly assessed. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/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, mixed with aerosol from a composite of volcanic emissions in Mexico and industrial sources was observed over the southern portion of the Gulf of Mexico/the Bay of Campeche then extending east towards Cuba and the Caribbean sea. This composite of smoke and aerosol was also seen covering the majority of Central America and a portion of the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico and west of Central America. 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