DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630 May 30, 2019
SMOKE:
Northwestern to Western Canada/South Central Canada/Southeastern
Canada/Northern New England...
Large complex wildfires are continuing to burn and be observed
over Northern Alberta Province and through portions of Northwestern
Canada. Several smaller fires are burning and being observed as well
in South Central Canada. Heavy density smoke is being observed in the
region of the large complex wildfires and has been transported with
the low level flow South and Eastward down into South Central Canada,
into North and South Dakota, and into the Northern Upper Midwest
Region. Moderate density smoke is being observed throughout most of
Alberta Province, Northwestern Canada, South Central Canada, the High
Plains, the Midwest, Ontario, and into Upstate New York. Light density
smoke has been observed throughout most of Northwestern Canada, South
Central Canada, the Plains, Midwest, the Southern Great Lakes region,
Northern New England and progressing into far Southeastern Canada. The
smoke is expected to continue to progress South and East over the day.
Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Texas/Pacific off the coast of
Mexico...
Several fires have been observed over South Central and Southwestern
Mexico. Light density smoke was observed using latest GOES16 Visible
Imagery over most of South Central Mexico, Northeastern Mexico, Western
Central America, and South Texas. Moderate density smoke was observed
over the fire regions in South Central and Southwestern Mexico. The
moderate density smoke from fires in Southwestern Mexico is expected
to progress off to the west out over the Pacific and moderate density
smoke with fires in South Central Mexico is expected to slowly west and
northward towards Northeastern Mexico and South Texas over the day.
Southeast US...
Several small fires were observed across portions of Florida and Georgia
due to hot and dry conditions over the region under a strong high pressure
heat ridge. Light density smoke from these fires appears to have moved
off to the north and east offshore Northeastern Florida, Southeastern
Georgia, and just south of South and North Carolina. The smoke is expected
to continue to progress North and East off shore out into the Atlantic.
AS
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)
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SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov