DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1645Z December 3, 2023

SMOKE:
A patch of thin density smoke emanating from a number of oil rigs in the
Bay of Campeche this morning was visible spreading to the north and west
in that region. Otherwise, no significant areas of smoke were observed
in satellite imagery this morning.

AEROSOLS/DUST:
Southeastern Mexico/Southern Guatemala/Pacific Ocean south of the southern
coast of Mexico and Guatemala…
A broad area of thin to moderate density aerosols mixed with blowing
dust was present this morning over some of southeastern Mexico, southern
Guatemala, and the Pacific Ocean south of these locations. The aerosols
were likely attributed to industrial activities in the region while the
dust was due to stronger northerly winds blowing across source regions of
far southeastern Mexico (especially the southeastern part of the state
of Oaxaca). The thickest aerosol/dust mixture moved to the south from
there and over the Gulf of Tehuantepec.

Western Cuba/Southeastern Gulf of Mexico/Florida Keys and far southern
Florida…
Areas of thin to perhaps moderate density aerosols were seen this morning
spreading to the north and northeast from a few industrial locations
in western Cuba. The aerosols impacted the southeastern Gulf of Mexico,
the Florida Keys, and the far southern Florida peninsula.

JS


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