DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1945Z February 13, 2022

SMOKE:
Mississippi Valley...
A large area of remnant thin density smoke due to previously observed
heavy seasonal burning was detected stretching from Arkansas south into
Louisiana and into the Gulf of Mexico and along the Texas coast.

Louisiana/Oklahoma/Arkansas...
Several light density plumes moving primarily to the east from
seasonal burns were detected over eastern Oklahoma and Arkansas. An
additional elongated plume of light density smoke was observed moving
south into the Gulf of Mexico from seasonal fires in southwestern
Louisiana.

Southeastern U.S...
Several light density plumes moving primarily to the southeast from
seasonal burns were detected over Alabama, western Georgia and into the
Florida panhandle. Additional areas of moderate density smoke were also
observed sporadically throughout the region.

SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Mexico/Northwestern Central America/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and
Central America...
A combination of thin density smoke from seasonal fires in Mexico and
Central America and other atmospheric pollutants including aerosols from
oil/gas flaring and other industries in the region were detected over
portions of southern Mexico, northwestern Central America, and the Pacific
Ocean off the southern coast of Mexico and Central America.

Levine


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:   http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg
GIS:    ftp://satpsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/FIRE/HMS/GIS/
KML:    http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/fire.kml (fire)
        http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/smoke.kml (smoke)

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.