DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0240Z May 4, 2022
SMOKE: New Mexico/Oklahoma/Kansas... The Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in northern New Mexico continued to emit light to moderate smoke spreading to the east-northeast to the Oklahoma Panhandle and far southwestern Kansas. Heavy density smoke was found immediately downwind of these wildfires. Lower Mississippi Valley/Southeast U.S./Mid-Atlantic/Atlantic... Recent heavy agricultural burning and wildfire activity throughout the south-central and southeastern U.S. along with the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires combined to blanket the area with remnant light density smoke along with an area of moderate density smoke. The smoke extends from eastern Oklahoma, across the Lower Mississippi Valley, the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic, and out over the southwestern Atlantic for several hundred miles. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Mexico/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific... 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 much of central and southern Mexico, the Bay of Campeche, most of the Gulf of Mexico, southern Texas, and the Pacific extending well offshore of Mexico. Moderate density smoke/aerosol covered the western Gulf of Mexico, most of the Bay of Campeche, much of southeastern Mexico, and extending southward over parts of the Pacific. Konon 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