DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0042Z November 30, 2023
SMOKE: Southeastern United States… Various smoke plumes were visible creating an area of light density smoke due to seasonal fire activity scattered primarily scattered across the southeastern Gulf States today. It is probable that there is at least some moderate smoke plumes throughout the area but cloud cover precluded further analysis over the region. Southwestern Alberta… Several agricultural burns along with wildfires in Southwestern Alberta could be seen producing a light to moderate density area of smoke which moved generally to the southeast as evening approached. AEROSOL: Caribbean Region… Some aerosol was seen throughout the day over portions of the Caribbean especially between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula. This aerosol was believed to be primarily from industrial activity. 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