DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1615Z May 5, 2024

SMOKE:
South Florida…
Multiple fires were seen this morning/early afternoon burning in south
Florida with some fires emitting light density smoke toward the northeast
across the Lake Okeechobee region.

AEROSOL/SMOKE:
Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Penisula/Gulf
States/Central America/Pacific Ocean...
A large area of predominantly light to moderate density smoke attributed
to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico,
the Yucatan Peninsula, and Central America was observed this morning/early
afternoon extending from central/western Gulf of Mexico extending into
the southern Gulf States and then west to central-southern Mexico, Central
America and into the Pacific Ocean off the southwest coastlines of Mexico,
Guatemala, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Areas of higher density smoke
and aerosols were observed over Central America, the Yucatan Peninsula,
eastern Mexico, and the western Gulf of Mexico. Aerosols from a composite
of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico and Guatemala,
and gas flaring activity in the Bay of Campeche contributed to the
expansive area of aerosol/smoke observed throughout these regions.

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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

Unless otherwise indicated:

Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.

Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.

A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.

Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.