DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0059Z April 04, 2024
SMOKE: South-Central U.S. Numerous prescribed/agricultural burns in the South-Central U.S. were creating areas of mostly light density smoke that was observed moving generally south of southeast. Heavier burning and smoke was visible in Oklahoma, eastern Texas, Louisiana and southern Kansas. Haiti/Caribbean Sea… A light density area of smoke from seasonal burning throughout Haiti was extending west over the Caribbean Sea combining with the smoke from Cuba. Cuba... An area of light density smoke could be seen over most of Cuba from seasonal burning extending to the north towards the Florida Keys and to the south over the Caribbean Sea combining with the conglomerate of aerosol and smoke from the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed today over southern Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico. Moderate smoke was visible over the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico and gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions today. Eglin 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