DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0040Z April 23, 2024
SMOKE: Southeastern U.S... Seasonal burning scattered across the southeastern U.S were seen producing numerous light density smoke plumes. Majority of the smoke plumes were observed in the Gulf States such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, with the smoke plumes moving southward towards the Gulf of Mexico. Smoke plumes were also seen in states of Virginia and North Carolina, with the smoke moving in a southeast direction. Arizona... Two prescribed fires located in Coconino National Forest, located in northern Arizona close to the city of Flagstaff, were still producing light to moderate density localized smoke. The smoke was dispersing towards the northwest direction and into cloud cover. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Northwestern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Central and Southern Mexico, Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of light to moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Central America, and northern South America was observed extending from the Atlantic Ocean off the southern region of the eastern seaboard, through the Gulf of Mexico, central-southern Mexico, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastline of Mexico. Areas of slightly denser smoke and aerosols were observed over northwest Central America, southern Mexico, and the Bay of Campeche. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke observed throughout these regions. 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