Saturday, April 06, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1545Z April 06, 2024

Central U.S.…
Light to medium density smoke was observed emanating from Eastern Kansas,
blowing Northwest over Nebraska and into Southwestern South Dakota.

Southeastern U.S.…
Several bands of remnant smoke were observed spanning from the coastlines
of Eastern Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and across the to Floridian
panhandle to the Atlantic. These bands were observed drifting southwards
into the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. The smoke bands possibly
originated from coastal agricultural burns and older smoke emissions. A
distinct area of light density smoke was observed emanating from
agricultural burns North and South of lake Okeechobee. The emissions
drifted towards the South and mixed into the previously mentioned bands
of smoke.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central
America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light to moderate smoke attributed to
widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico,
Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed
today over southern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Gulf of Mexico,
Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of
Mexico, and east over the northern Caribbean Sea. Moderate smoke was
visible over the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. Aerosols from
a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico and
gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the expansive
area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions today.

BLOWING DUST:
New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma/Kansas...
A band of blowing dust was observed spanning from the Northern Mexican
state of Chihuahua, Southeast portion of New Mexico, Western Texas, the
Western Oklahoman panhandle, and the Southwestern corner of Kansas. The
band of dust was observed blowing Southeast across the Western portion
of Texas.


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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