Monday, April 15, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0135Z April 16, 2024

SMOKE:
Midwest and Eastern United States...
A large area of light density smoke attributed seasonal fires occurring
throughout the Central and Midwest U.S. was seen dispersing eastward
from western Nebraska, most of South Dakota, through the Central U.S and
into the Ohio Valley, through the Mid-Atlantic and southeastern U.S.,
and extending over the Atlantic Ocean for several hundred miles. This
smoke also extended south into the Gulf of Mexico where it likely mingled
with smoke/aerosol produced from Mexico and Cuba

Southern Florida...
Multiple agricultural fires were again observed south of Lake Okeechobee,
releasing light-to-moderate density smoke to the west over western Palm
Beach County, across most of Hendry County, and into Gulf of Mexico.


AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Southern and Central Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Cuba/Pacific Ocean...
Seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Central
America, Cuba and northern South America contributed to an area of
mostly light density smoke that was observed this evening over the
Gulf of Mexico, central Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean off the coast
of southern Mexico and northern Central America. A few large wildfires
remain active in the state of Oaxaca/Mexico and Campeche/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.


DUST:
New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma/Northern Mexico...
Light to moderate blowing dust originating from New Mexico and northern
Mexico was seen extending northeast across the regions and into parts
of northwestern Texas and western Oklahoma. The dust from New Mexico
likely originated from the White Sands.


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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