DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2350Z October 24, 2024
SMOKE: Mississippi River Basin/Southeastern United States/Northern Mexico/Eastern United States... A layer of light density smoke attributed to seasonal agricultural burning throughout the Mississippi River valley, northern Mexico and southeastern United States was observed today moving eastward along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard, eventually reaching the northern Atlantic before clouds obscured visibility. Medium density smoke appeared concentrated across much of Missouri, eastern Arkansas and northern Mississippi and Alabama. AEROSOL: Western Mexico/Pacific Ocean... A light density aerosol plume was observed over western Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, south of the Gulf of California. Mills 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