DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0038Z March 31, 2024
SMOKE: Central Plains/Southern and Southeastern United States... 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. Agricultural burning was also observed in southern and southeastern U.S. producing smoke plumes moving to the northeast. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Western Caribbean Sea/Cuba/Hispaniola/Central America/Pacific Ocean south of Mexico... Remnant smoke mixed with aerosols and smoke from ongoing fires across Mexico and Central America was observed over southern and eastern Mexico, much of the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, the western Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, and coastal Pacific Ocean waters off of Mexico and northern Central America. YL 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