DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY


SMOKE:

Across the Central Mississippi Valley, smoke from prescribed fires,
wildfires, and industrial emissions was observed drifting eastward from
Oklahoma and Texas into Missouri, Kentucky, and Tennessee. The smoke
appeared to be light to moderate in density, with denser concentrations
lingering closer to the source regions in eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas.

Florida...
Agricultural burns south of Lake Okeechobee generated light-density
smoke plumes that persisted through the afternoon. These plumes mixed
with aerosols from the Gulf of America and drifted northeastward toward
the Atlantic Ocean.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:

Central and Southern Mexico/Pacific Ocean/Gulf of America/Bay of
Campeche...
An area of predominantly light density smoke and aerosols, attributed to
scattered agricultural burning, volcanic emissions, and industrial sources
throughout Central and Southern Mexico, was observed this morning along
the southwestern coast of Mexico near northern Central America. It was
then seen extending further west into the Pacific Ocean before expanding
east into the southwestern portion of the Gulf of America near the Bay
of Campeche.

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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.