DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 11, 2024
SMOKE: British Columbia/Central and Southeastern U.S... Continuing with the previous report, numerous large wildfires located in northeastern British Columbia and into the Northwest Territories were seen producing large amounts of thick density smoke that extended eastward through Alberta, Saskatchewan, and parts of Manitoba. Moderate density smoke extended further north, where a frontal boundary carried the moderate smoke into parts of the Northwestern Territories, Nunavut, and northern Manitoba. The larger area of smoke extended south into the central U.S, where it combined with smoke attributed from the seasonal burning and fire activity throughout the United States. This overall large smoke engulfed most of the southern U.S. and was seen progressing eastward into the Atlantic Ocean. Oregon... An area of lite to medium density smoke, from a suspected wildfire, was observed emanating from Southern Oregon. The smoke settled in the immediate area, only drifting slightly to the Southeast. Florida... Areas of light smoke from agricultural burns was observed originating from the North and South of lake Okeechobee, blowing eastward towards the Atlantic Ocean. Chihuahua(Mexico)/South-Central U.S.... An area of light to medium density smoke was observed emanating from a suspected wildfire in Chihuahua (Mexico), blowing Northeast across Upper Rio Grande portion of the Texan border. AEROSOL/SMOKE: Central-Southern Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Yucatan Peninsula/Central America/Cuba/Hispaniola/Pacific Ocean... A large area of predominantly light to moderate smoke attributed to widespread seasonal fire activity throughout central-southern Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Central America and northern South America was observed today over southern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Gulf of Mexico, Central America, and the Pacific Ocean off the southern coastline of Mexico, and east over the northern Caribbean Sea. Moderate smoke was visible over the Yucatan Peninsula and Central America. Aerosols from a composite of volcanic emissions and industrial sources in Mexico contributed to the expansive area of aerosol/smoke seen in these regions today. Cardona 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