DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1700Z May 30, 2021
SMOKE:
Southeastern CONUS/Atlantic Ocean...
A fairly large region of light remnant smoke is still seen just
off shore of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern CONUS extending out
east-northeastward into the Atlantic. This area of smoke has become
smaller over the last day. Some smoke could be a little further north,
but due to cloud cover, the exact extent is uncertain.
Florida and offshore waters…
An ongoing and persistent area of fire activity in southern Florida
continues to produce thick smoke that is being drawn northeastward across
Southern Texas/Eastern Mexico/Bay of Campeche…
Light remnant smoke from fire activity along the eastern coastal plain
of mexico, as well as from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and the Yucatan
Peninsula, was observed extending from far southern Texas into the Bay
of Campeche, the western Yucatan, and the Gulf of Tehuantepec. The smoke
here has also reduced in coverage and thickness over the last day or so.
Western Mexico/Pacific Ocean…
Persistent fire activity all along western Mexico continues to produce
mainly light smoke with a handful producing moderate smoke. Remnant
smoke from this activity has produces a west-southwestward extending
area of light smoke that extends about 1250 miles offshore.
New Mexico…
The Johnson Fire in the Gila National Forest of west-central New Mexico
continues to produce moderate density smoke. This smoke was filling
valleys before flow out of the southwest began to drag light to moderate
density smoke northeastward.
Western Alaska…
Fire activity in far western Alaska continues to be detected. However,
due to weather cloud cover, smoke was not observed but could well be
present below the cloud deck.
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