DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0148Z January 4, 2023
SMOKE: Central Mississippi Valley… An area of thin density smoke due was visible over the central Mississippi Valley due to recent burning in the central U.S. but it appears that the large area of thicker aerosol and smoke moving north from Louisiana (from the SMOKE/AEROSOLS SECTION) is a main contributor as well. Southern Florida… EARLIER TODAY:Smoke was observed emanating from fire activity south and east of Lake Okeechobee. The smoke was moving north-northwestward across Lake Okeechobee. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Western Gulf of Mexico/Western Gulf Coast/Eastern Mexico… A plume consisting of a mix of smoke from seasonal fires and aerosols from gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche was seen across the Bay of Campeche, the western Gulf of Mexico, eastern & southern Mexico, southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana. The smoke/aerosol layer was being drawn northward the northeastward by a cold front moving through Texas and Louisiana this throughout the day. This smoke/aerosol mix was seen extending out over the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America throughout the day. 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