DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z April 22, 2024
SMOKE: Central and Midwestern United States... A large area of light density smoke produced from widespread seasonal burning across the Central U.S was seen extending from Colorado to Indiana and from Minnesota towards Central Texas. Within this region, numerous light to potentially moderate density smoke plumes were observed. Smoke plumes in the north-central U.S from Minnesota to Nebraska were seen moving eastward while the plumes in south-central U.S from Kansas to Texas were seen moving southward. Arizona... A prescribed fire located in Coconino National Forest was seen producing light to localized moderate smoke expanding in all directions. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,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 in central and southern Mexico, Central America, the western Caribbean Islands and northern South America was seen extending from the western Atlantic Ocean south and southwest through 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. Nguyen 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