Saturday, November 2, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1621Z November 2, 2024

SMOKE:
Atlantic Coast United States/Gulf of Mexico...
A thin layer of light density smoke was still observed moving northeast
along the southern Atlantic coast of the United States which may have
been a remnant of seasonal agricultural fires burning throughout the
southeastern states recently. Heavy cloud cover throughout the AO this
morning precluded further analysis.

Arizona…
Two wildfires in Eastern Arizona were producing light density smoke that
blew towards the Northeast this morning.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico...
An area of light density smoke/aerosols attributed to seasonal fire
activity, volcanic emissions and industrial sources throughout southern
Mexico was observed spreading southwest into the Pacific Ocean and also
along the Gulf Coast, where it mixed with smoke from agricultural fires
in the southeastern United States and continued to the northeast.

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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.