DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0041Z April 30 2024
SMOKE: Eastern United States.. A large area of mostly light density smoke attributed seasonal fires and residual smoke was seen over the eastern U.S. from central Kentucky/Kansas eastward and continued to be observed over 600 miles off the Atlantic coast. Two larger fires were burning in North Carolina creating some plumes of moderate density smoke. This smoke continued south mixing with the smoke that has been present in the Gulf of Mexico. Arizona... Two fires in western Arizona were releasing light density smoke that was observed moving generally northeast remaining in the respective state as evening approached. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Cuba/Jamaica/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light and moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico,Central America,and the Yucatan Peninsula was observed extending from the Gulf of Mexico and the Yucatan Peninsula, through central-southern Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico. 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. Eglin 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