DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0000Z November 3, 2024
SMOKE: CONUS... Heavy cloud cover throughout the CONUS this afternoon into early evening precluded further analysis. NE U.S. … There were two fires, one in NE Virginia and one in NE Maryland, were emitting moderate to heavy smoke towards the SE. Kentucky and West Virginia… There was a cluster of fires seen emitting smoke along the the Kentucky and West Virginia border. Arizona… Two wildfires in Eastern Arizona were still producing light density smoke that blew towards the Northeast this evening. 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. Rodriguez 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