Wednesday, April 10, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1655Z April 10, 2024

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Central America/Yucatan Peninsula/Gulf of
Mexico/Caribbean Sea/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke attributed to widespread
seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, the Yucatan
Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed this
morning from northern South America, throughout Central America and the
Yucatan Peninsula to the northern part of the Gulf of Mexico. Extending
north from the Yucatan Peninsula, the smoke was observed covering the
majority of the Gulf of Mexico, while extending southeast, the smoke
was seen covering portions of the south Caribbean Sea. Smoke was also
noted in portions of the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of
Mexico.  Aerosols from a composite of gas flaring activity in the bay of
Campeche contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke observed in
these regions this morning, with the most dense areas of aerosol/smoke
observed in northern Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula and the Bay
of Campeche.

Willkens


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