DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1730Z May 22, 2021
SMOKE:
Canada...
A long, relatively narrow light density plume left over from Manitoba
wildfires a few days ago was detected over central Manitoba, northern
Ontario, and central Quebec.
Atlantic...
A large, curved light to moderate density plume originally sourced
from Manitoba wildfires several days ago was detected moving around
Subtropical Storm Ana, which is located near Bermuda. The plume starts
over southern Newfoundland extends southwestward to just south of Nova
Scotia and continues to the Bahamas. The plume then turns northeastward
and extends into the central Atlantic Ocean.
Great Basin...
A detached thin density plume was located over southern Idaho, eastern
Nevada, and western Utah.
Mexico...
A large light density plume from continued seasonal agricultural burns
covers west-central Mexico and extends southeastward to far southeastern
Mexico. A moderate density plume area was detected along the southern
coast of the country and adjacent Pacific coastal waters.
DUST:
Caribbean...
A thin density plume of Saharan dust covers most of the Caribbean Sea.
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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)
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO:
SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov