Tuesday, June 8, 2021

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1622Z June 8, 2021

SMOKE:
Arizona, New Mexico, Central/North-Central/South-Central U.S., Gulf of
Mexico/Mexico/Central America/Pacific south of Mexico...
The Mescal and Telegraph wildfire complexes in Southeastern Arizona and
the Doagy Fire in western New Mexico continue to emit light to moderate
density smoke that now blankets much of the North to south-Central U.S.,
this smoke has combined with the ongoing seasonal fires in Mexico and
Central America causing a large area of light to moderate density smoke
covering much of northern/southern/central Mexico, Central America,
a portion of the Pacific south of Mexico, the western Gulf of Mexico.

DUST:
Tropical Atlantic Ocean to the southeastern Caribbean Islands…
An area of blowing dust was seen extending west through the Tropical
Atlantic Ocean through the southeastern Caribbean Islands and into the
southeastern Caribbean Sea.

Eglin


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.