DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500Z April 21, 2024
SMOKE: Midwestern United States and Southern Ontario…. A narrow area of light density smoke, from fire activity over the Central United States, was seen extending from southern Ontario southwest into the Midwestern United States. Northwest Alberta and Northeast British Columbia…. An area of what is believed to be smoke from fire activity over the region was seen over northwest Alberta extending west into northeastern British Columbia AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Southeastern United States, Gulf of Mexico, Western Caribbean Sea, Western Caribbean Islands, Central and Southern Mexico, Central America and the Eastern Pacific Ocean…. A large area of light to moderate smoke from widespread seasonal fire activity throughout the Southeastern United States, central and southern Mexico, Central America, the western Caribbean Islands and northern South America was observed today extending from the western Atlantic Ocean south and southwest through the southeastern United States, the western Caribbean Islands, Gulf of Mexico, western Caribbean Sea, eastern and southern Mexico, central America and into the eastern Pacific Ocean. An area of moderate smoke was also seen over northwest Central America, southern Mexico and the southwest Gulf of Mexico. A combination of aerosols from volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico was also likely associated with southern portions of this area. Hanna 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