DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0110Z May 30, 2021
SMOKE:
New Mexico…
Fires along the eastern edge of the Mogollon Rim were observed emitting
smoke of varying density smoke including a band of relatively thicker
smoke. The smoke was moving northeast across the state.
Southeastern CONUS/Atlantic Ocean...
A large region of smoke is edging along the eastern U.S. coast over
the Atlantic Ocean. The smoke extends from Florida in the south to
New England in the north. This smoke is likely the remnant smoke from
wildfire activity across central Manitoba last week, as well as some
minor contributions from widely scattered smaller agricultural fires
throughout the southeastern CONUS.
Southern Texas, Gulf of Mexico/Mexico/Central America/Pacific south
of Mexico...
A large area of light to moderate density smoke remains in the area
covering much of central/southern/northern Mexico and Central America,
as well as parts the Pacific south of Mexico, 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.
Manitoba…
Wildfire activity in central Manitoba could be seen through the clouds
emitting smoke but heavy cloud cover over Canada precluded further
smoke analysis
Western Alaska…
Persistent fire activity in far western Alaska was observed producing
light density smoke that was moving southwest over the Bering 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