Monday, October 28, 2024

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1600Z October 28, 2024

SMOKE:
Southeastern United States/Mississippi River Basin/Atlantic Ocean...
A layer of light-to-moderate 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 Iowa and Nebraska, through the Lower Mississippi River
Basin, continuing east along the Gulf Coast before extending north along
the Atlantic Coast, eventually extending into the Atlantic Ocean off
the coasts off northern Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas.

AEROSOL:
Western Mexico/Pacific Ocean...
A light density aerosol plume was observed over southwestern Mexico and
the Pacific Ocean, south of the Gulf of California. This aerosol was
likely produced from volcanic emissions and industrial activity from
major urban centers within the southern area of Mexico.

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

 


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.