DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1545Z April 06, 2024
Central U.S.… Light to medium density smoke was observed emanating from Eastern Kansas, blowing Northwest over Nebraska and into Southwestern South Dakota. Southeastern U.S.… Several bands of remnant smoke were observed spanning from the coastlines of Eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and across the to Floridian panhandle to the Atlantic. These bands were observed drifting southwards into the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The smoke bands possibly originated from coastal agricultural burns and older smoke emissions. A distinct area of light density smoke was observed emanating from agricultural burns North and South of lake Okeechobee. The emissions drifted towards the South and mixed into the previously mentioned bands of 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: New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas... A band of blowing dust was observed spanning from the Northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, Southeast portion of New Mexico, Western Texas, the Western Oklahoman panhandle, and the Southwestern corner of Kansas. The band of dust was observed blowing Southeast across the Western portion of Texas. Cardona 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