DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z April 27, 2022
SMOKE: Plains/Midwest/Mississippi Valley/Canada... A large thin density plume, mostly sourced from agricultural burns and wildfires yesterday, was detected across much of the Central and Southern Plains, the Midwest, the Mid Mississippi Valley, and extending into Saskatchewan. Moderate density smoke was also observed in Kansas moving north/northeastward this evening. This smoke was mainly produced from agricultural burns and seasonal fire activity within the region. Southwest U.S... A narrow light density plume, sourced from wildfires in north-central New Mexico, was found extending across northwest New Mexico and into southeastern Colorado. Cloud cover from the west quickly cover the smoke plume, thus the full extent of the smoke is unknown. Mexico/Pacific... A large thin density plume was detected across southern coastal Mexico and offshore into the Pacific. This plume was a result of numerous agricultural burns ongoing in the region. Nguyen 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 map: https://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov