DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z March 28, 2024
SMOKE: Central Plains/Mid-Mississippi Valley... Numerous fires, primarily related to seasonal burning, were observed producing smoke plumes over the central Plains region, with the most concentrated activity and smoke density up to moderate located in and around eastern Kansas and Oklahoma. Other fires with notable smoke plumes were observed in Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas. South Texas… Fires in far southern Texas were observed producing plumes of light smoke generally drifting southward and eastward. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Western Caribbean Sea/Cuba/Central America... Numerous fires throughout central and southern Mexico, as well as Central America and Cuba, were observed producing plumes of smoke of up to moderate density. This smoke was adding to a large mass of remnant smoke mixed with aerosols, which extended over much of the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida coast, as well as the coastal waters of Cuba. MTC 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