DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z April 12, 2024
AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Central America/Yucatan Peninsula/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific Ocean... Ongoing widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America contributed to a large mass of predominantly light density smoke that was observed this morning over central-southern Mexico, northern Central America, the majority of the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastline of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite of gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions, resulting in areas adjacent to the Bay of Campeche to have a slightly more dense mass of smoke and aerosols covering these regions. Willkens 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