DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1709Z May 3, 2022
SMOKE: Southwestern U.S... The Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in northern New Mexico continued to emit light to moderate smoke this morning spreading generally to the the east where it became cloud cover in northeastern New Mexico. South-central, Eastern U.S... Recent heavy agricultural burning and wildfire activity throughout the south-central and southeastern United States along with The Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires combined to blanket the area with remnant light density smoke that included large area of moderate density smoke. The smoke stretches from Central Texas in the northwest, continuing south through the southern portion of the Gulf States, moving northeast from Alabama, through the eastern U.S. and over the Atlantic starting in Maryland in the north down to Florida. Moderate smoke was observed over southern Virginia and most of North Carolina extending southeast off the coast. There is a high probability light to moderate density smoke covers more of the Central and eastern U.S. but cloud clover precluded further smoke analysis. This smoke continues south combining with the smoke in the "SMOKE/AEROSOL" section. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas, /Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Bay of Campeche/Pacific Ocean South of Mexico and Central America... A large mass of light to moderate density smoke from seasonal fire activity mixed with aerosols from oil and gas flaring and other industrial sources in Mexico was observed covering a parts of southern/eastern/central southern/eastern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, most of the Gulf of Mexico parts of the U.S. Gulf Coast States, and the Pacific Ocean extending well south of the southern coast of Mexico and Central America. Moderate density smoke/aerosol covered the western Gulf of Mexico, most of the Bay of Campeche, portions of southern and eastern Mexico, and south of the coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America extending southward over part of the Pacific. 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 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