DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1725Z March 28, 2024
SMOKE: Midwestern United States... An area of light density smoke attributed to moderate seasonal agricultural burning throughout the Midwest was observed this morning in the central Midwest region. The light density smoke was concentrated mainly over Missouri, but throughout the morning it was seen moving northeast towards Illinois and Lake Michigan. Some of this smoke is likely remnant smoke from the numerous fires observed yesterday in eastern Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Western Caribbean Sea/Coastal Atlantic/Central America... A large area of light to moderate 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 Yucatan Peninsula, the Bay of Campeche, and the western portion of the Caribbean Sea. This combination of smoke and aerosol was seen extending from the Caribbean Sea northwest across southern Florida, following the Coastal Atlantic region north. It was also seen extending southwest from the Caribbean Sea into northern Central America, where the smoke/aerosol was noted to be moderate to even heavy in density in some 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