DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z April 14, 2024
SMOKE: Central United States... An area of very light density remnant smoke from previous day agricultural burning in the Central U.S. region was observed over most of the Central Plains and Mississippi Valley, and extending eastward along the Appalachians Mountains and northward over the Great Lakes. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southern Mexico/Caribbean Sea/Pacific Ocean... Seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America contributed to an area of light density smoke were observed this morning over the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico and northern Central America, in addition to the Caribbean Sea. A few large wildfires were also present in the state of Oaxaca/Mexico releasing moderate-density smoke to their immediate surroundings. Additional aerosol pollution from urban activity and gas flaring in central Mexico was also observed over the state of Veracruz. WS 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