Saturday, May 29, 2021

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z May 29, 2021

SMOKE:
CONUS East Coast and western North Atlantic…
A large area of remnant smoke still exists over and off the southeastern
and Mid-Atlantic coasts and extends eastward into the Atlantic ahead of
a frontal system.

Mexico/S Texas/Western Gulf of Mexico/Gulf of Campeche/Pacific Ocean…
Continued light remnant smoke from fire activity along the coastal plain
of eastern Mexico and along western Mexico is still seen over both the
eastern and western shores of Mexico. Smoke is being drawn westward
out into the Pacific from western Mexico. Another area of light smoke
was observed between Belize and Honduras, which moved ashore along the
southern Yucatan Peninsula.

Manitoba…
Wildfire activity in central Manitoba has begun to emit smoke once
again. The light to moderate smoke was observed moving off toward the
northeast.

Arizona/New Mexico…
Fires along the eastern edge of the Mogollon Rim were observed emitting
smoke this afternoon. The smoke was initially moving west before moving
northeast just after sunrise.


Hosley


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

 


Unless otherwise indicated:
  • Areas of smoke are analyzed using GOES-EAST and GOES-WEST Visible satellite imagery.
  • Only a general description of areas of smoke or significant smoke plumes will be analyzed.
  • A quantitative assessment of the density/amount of particulate or the vertical distribution is not included.
  • Widespread cloudiness may prevent the detection of smoke even from significant fires.