DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0015Z May 23, 2021
SMOKE:
Atlantic Ocean...
Off the coast of the eastern U.S. from New Jersey to Florida is an
area of light to moderate density smoke from the recent wildfires in
southern Canada.
Texas, Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Mexico/Central America/Pacific
south of Mexico...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke remains in the area
covering some of northern Mexico and Central America. As well as parts of
central/southern Mexico, a portion of the Pacific south of Mexico, the
Bay of Campeche, and The Gulf of Mexico. This smoke also extends north
into southern Texas. Embedded patches of moderate to heavy density smoke
were visible in association with some of the more active fires especially
in Mexico, and along the coasts. This entire area of smoke was due mainly
to the ongoing seasonal fires in Mexico and Central America.
DUST:
Caribbean...
A thin density plume of Saharan dust covers most of the Caribbean Sea.
***Heavy cloud cover over Canada and the lower 48 precluded further
smoke analysis this afternoon.***
Earlier today, 1730Z... Konon
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.
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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