DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z April 11, 2024
SMOKE: South Florida… A fire in southwestern Florida was observed producing a smoke plume moving north and east over southern Florida and Lake Okeechobee. Elsewhere in the U.S…. While significant seasonal fire activity was detected in and around Iowa and adjacent states, cumulus cloud development through the afternoon precluded observation of any notable smoke plumes. Cuba… Significant seasonal fire activity was contributing to a mass of light smoke over much of the island and adjacent waters to the north. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Central America/Yucatan Peninsula/Gulf of Mexico/Caribbean Sea/Pacific Ocean... Continued widespread seasonal burning activity across central and southern Mexico and Central America was contributing to a large mass of smoke and aerosols across these regions, as well as much of the Gulf of Mexico, the western Caribbean Sea, and adjacent waters of the Pacific Ocean south of Mexico. MTC 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