Sunday, April 21, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0045Z April 22, 2024

SMOKE:
Central and Midwestern United States...
A large area of light density smoke produced from widespread seasonal
burning across the Central U.S was seen extending from Colorado to Indiana
and from Minnesota towards Central Texas. Within this region, numerous
light to potentially moderate density smoke plumes were observed. Smoke
plumes in the north-central U.S from Minnesota to Nebraska were seen
moving eastward while the plumes in south-central U.S from Kansas to
Texas were seen moving southward.

Arizona...
A prescribed fire located in Coconino National Forest was seen producing
light to localized moderate smoke expanding in all directions.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Southwestern Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico,Caribbean Sea, Western
Caribbean Islands, Central and Southern Mexico, Central America and the
Eastern Pacific Ocean….
A large area of light to moderate smoke from widespread seasonal fire
activity in central and southern Mexico, Central America, the western
Caribbean Islands and northern South America was seen extending from
the western Atlantic Ocean south and southwest through the western
Caribbean Islands, Gulf of Mexico, western Caribbean Sea, eastern and
southern Mexico, central America and into the eastern Pacific Ocean.
An area of moderate smoke was also seen over northwest Central America,
southern Mexico and the southwest Gulf of Mexico.  A combination of
aerosols from volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico was
also likely associated with southern portions of this area.

Nguyen


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