DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0057Z April 05, 2024
CORRECTED TO ADD SECTION ON BLOWING DUST SMOKE: Central U.S./Eastern U.S./Southeastern Canada… An area of light density smoke with large areas of moderate density smoke attributed heavy seasonal fire activity was noted from eastern Texas moving northwest over Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska, continuing north through the Midwestern U.S. then south and east continuing throughout the southeastern U.S., into the northern and eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida until it was seen dispersing just off the Coastal Atlantic region. Moderate to thick density smoke plumes were noted throughout the entire area and were combining to create larger areas of sustained moderate density smoke. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Cuba/Hispaniola/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, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico, and east over the northern Caribbean Sea. 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. BLOWING DUST: Northeastern Arizona/Eastern Utah… Earlier Today: Some light blowing dust was observed moving north to north-northeast from the Arizona/Utah border into east-central Utah. Another plume of blowing dust was seen emanating from just northeast of the Mogollon Rim moving north-northeastward. These areas became cloud covered later in the afternoon. 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