Sunday, April 14, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0018Z April 15, 2024

SMOKE:
Central United States/Eastern United States/Manitoba ..
A large area of light to moderate density smoke attributed seasonal
fires throughout the Central U.S. was seen from northeastern Texas all
the way north onto the eastern Dakotas and Manitoba. The smoke continued
over most of the Central Plains and Mississippi Valley, and extending
eastward over the eastern United States with the exceptions being the
far southeastern and northeastern United States. Heavy burning in eastern
Kansas created an area of moderate density smoke.

Florida...
Multiple agricultural fires were active today south of Lake Okeechobee,
releasing light-to-moderate density smoke to the west that was reaching
over the Gulf of Mexico.

Saskatchewan...
A possible wildfire in eastern Saskatchewan was releasing light to
moderate smoke that was observed moving southeast into southern Manitoba.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Southern and Central Mexico/Southern Gulf of Mexico/Jamaica/Cuba/Caribbean
Sea/Pacific Ocean...
Seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Central
America, Jamaica, Cuba  and northern South America contributed to an
area of mostly light density smoke that was observed today over the
Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Mexico and northern Central
America, in addition to the Caribbean Sea. A few large wildfires were
also present in the state of Oaxaca/Mexico releasing moderate-density
smoke to their immediate surroundings. Additional aerosol pollution from
urban activity and gas flaring in central Mexico was also observed over
the state of Veracruz.

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