DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z October 24, 2024
SMOKE: Southeastern United States/Mississippi River Basin/Atlantic Seaboard/Labrador Sea... A layer of light density remnant smoke attributed to seasonal agricultural burning along the Mississippi River and throughout the Southeastern United States was observed this morning stretching southeastward from Nebraska and Kansas, through the Lower Mississippi River Basin and then continued moving east along the Gulf Coast before extending north along the Atlantic Seaboard, eventually reaching the southwestern part of the Labrador Sea. AEROSOL: Western Mexico/Pacific Ocean... A stagnant plume consisting of light density aerosols was observed over the Pacific Ocean along western Mexico and south of the Gulf of California. The plume is likely associated with industrial activity originating from major urban centers located to the south-southeast. 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