DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0055 June 10, 2024
SMOKE: South-Central and Southeastern United States... An area of light density smoke attributed to agricultural burning was observed throughout the South-Central and Southeastern regions of the United States today that dispersed east into the Atlantic Ocean off the Coastal Atlantic, with areas of denser smoke off the coasts of North Carolina and Virginia. Several moderate smoke plumes were also observed in the Florida panhandle this evening. Quebec, Canada... A few clusters of fires were observed in central Quebec emitting light to moderate smoke that was moving northwest in direction. Remnant smoke was observed throughout this area, however, a large amount of cloud cover throughout the area prevented more detailed analysis, but it is likely that thicker smoke is being concealed beneath the clouds. Yukon... Three fires in southwestern Yukon were observed releasing light to to potentially moderate density smoke that was moving generally west. Cloud cover over the area prevented further analysis. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Caribbean Sea/Cuba/Jamaica/Central and Southern Mexico/Central America/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central and southern Mexico and Central America was observed this morning from the Gulf of Mexico, extending northeast through Florida and into the Atlantic Ocean. From the Gulf of Mexico, the large area of aerosol and smoke continued expanding through the western Caribbean Sea, Cuba, Jamaica, Central and Southern Mexico, Central America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastline of Mexico. Areas of higher density smoke and aerosols were observed over northern Central America, Central-Southern Mexico and the western portion of the Gulf of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico, and gas flaring activity in the southwest region of the Gulf of Mexico likely contributed to the expansive area of aerosol and smoke observed throughout these regions today. Willkens 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