Tuesday, April 09, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z April 09, 2024

SMOKE:
Central CONUS/Central Canada…
An area of light remnant smoke was observed over an area from east-central
Saskatchewan south-southeastward across the eastern Dakotas, eastern
Nebraska, and extreme northeastward Kansas. Uncertainty exists as to the
origin of this smoke, but could perhaps be from the agricultural burning
across the central CONUS. A couple smoke plumes were also observed early
this afternoon, with smoke moving mainly south-southwestward.

Mid-Atlantic/Atlantic…
An area of remnant smoke, presumably from agricultural burning across the
central CONUS, was seen across the eastern Carolinas extending eastward
out over the Atlantic Ocean. This area is moving east-southeastward.


AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central
America/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light to perhaps moderate smoke attributed
to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico,
the Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America
continues to be observed blanketing an area from northern Central America
to the northern Gulf Coast, with the most dense smoke present across
the Bay of Campeche, the western Gulf of Mexico, and the coastal plain
of Mexico. Some industrial aerosols may be contributing to this layer
as well. Another smaller area of light smoke was observed over northern
Colombia, northern Venezuela, and the southern Caribbean just offshore.

Hosley


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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.