Thursday, March 28, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1725Z March 28, 2024

SMOKE:
Midwestern United States...
An area of light density smoke attributed to moderate seasonal
agricultural burning throughout the Midwest was observed this morning in
the central Midwest region. The  light density smoke was concentrated
mainly over Missouri, but throughout the morning it was seen moving
northeast towards Illinois and Lake Michigan. Some of this smoke is
likely remnant smoke from the numerous fires observed yesterday in
eastern Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Western Caribbean
Sea/Coastal Atlantic/Central America...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke originating from
widespread fire activity in Central America, mixed with aerosol from a
composite of volcanic and industrial emissions in Mexico was observed over
the southern tip of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, the Bay of Campeche,
and the western portion of the Caribbean Sea. This combination of smoke
and aerosol was seen extending from the Caribbean Sea northwest across
southern Florida, following the Coastal Atlantic region north. It was also
seen extending southwest from the Caribbean Sea into northern Central
America, where the smoke/aerosol was noted to be moderate to even heavy
in density in some regions.

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