DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630Z May 28, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern U.S./Mid-Atlantic Region/Atlantic off the Eastern and
Southeastern U.S…
A broad area of leftover thin density smoke likely mixed with other
atmospheric aerosols was visible early this morning across the area
stretching from northern Florida and eastern Georgia to the eastern
part of the Mid-Atlantic region. The smoke also extended well off
the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. coastal areas. It is possible
that there may still be some remnant smoke from last week’s wildfire
activity in Manitoba which is trapped aloft in this area though some
contribution from local fire activity in the Southeastern U.S. as well
as from seasonal fires in Mexico may also be occurring.
Eastern Arizona/Western New Mexico…Wildfires including the Boggy Creek
and McDonald Tank Fires in the forested region of eastern Arizona and
the Johnson Fire in the Gila National Forest of western New Mexico were
responsible for an area of varying density smoke including a band of
relatively thicker smoke located near and in between the fires.
Southern Texas/Mexico/Pacific south of Mexico…
The ongoing seasonal fires in Mexico were responsible for a large area
of thin to moderate density smoke which could be seen this morning
covering much of Mexico with the exception of the northwestern and
southeastern portions of the country. The smoke also appeared to extend
up over southern Texas though cloud cover farther to the north and east
in Texas and along the Gulf Coast region limited additional information
on any smoke which may be present there. Farther to the south, the thin
to moderately dense smoke was also seen well off the southern coast of
Mexico over the Pacific. Within this huge mass of thin to moderately
dense smoke were smaller thicker patches of smoke which were closer to
some of the more significant fires burning in western and southern Mexico.
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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