DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0104Z May 29, 2022
SMOKE: Southwestern U.S... The Lost Lake Fire near the Colorado River along the California-Arizona border was responsible for a plume of light to moderate density smoke that was moving northeast within Arizona as evening approached. Georgia... A possible wildfire in eastern Georgia was responsible for a moderate to heavy smoke plumb that were generally moving east over the Atlantic along the Georgian coast as evening approached. Central and Southeastern U.S./Mid-Atlantic Region/Gulf of Mexico… The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires in north central New Mexico and the Bear Trap, Water, and Black fires in southwestern New Mexico continue to burn with significant smoke being produced throughout the day. Moderately dense to thick smoke was visible through cloud cover moving northeast near the Water and Black fires. Moderate density smoke was stretching farther to the east over parts of New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas, Missouri, and Iowa. In addition, thinner density smoke primarily from the New Mexico wildfires was seen over the Central U.S. extending northward over southern Minnesota. Some smoke contribution from smaller seasonal/agricultural type fire activity may also be occurring over the north central U.S. The thinner density smoke also was visible over parts of the Gulf of Mexico, the southeastern U.S., and along the Mid-Atlantic coast. Smoke from the ongoing seasonal fire activity and a few wildfires occurring in Mexico is likely mixing in with some of the smoke over Texas, the Gulf of Mexico, and the southeastern U.S. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/U.S. Gulf Coast Region/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Pacific Ocean off the Southern Coast of Mexico... The large mass of light to moderate density smoke from significant seasonal fire activity and a few wildfires mixed with aerosols from oil/gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico continued to be seen this morning covering most of Mexico and extending well offshore to the south and west of Mexico over the Pacific. The smoke also extended over most of the Gulf of Mexico and up across Texas and portions of the U.S. Gulf Coast region where it likely mixed with smoke from the New Mexico wildfires. A few smaller patches of embedded thicker smoke were seen primarily over western Mexico. 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