DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z March 27, 2024
AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Coastal Atlantic/Yucatan Peninsula/Western Caribbean Sea/Bay of Campeche/Central America... This morning, a large area of predominantly light density smoke originating from widespread fire activity in Central America, mixed with aerosol from a composite of volcanic and industrial emissions in Mexico was observed over the southern tip of Mexico, the Bay of Campeche and the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. From the Gulf of Mexico, the smoke/aerosol was seen extending northeast through Florida and then north along the Coastal Atlantic as far as southern Virginia. Moving south, in the western Caribbean sea, specifically the Gulf of Honduras, the Yucatan Peninsula, the Bay of Campeche, and northern Central America the smoke/aerosol observed was more moderate in density than the previously mentioned regions. 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