Thursday, May 5, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300Z May 5, 2022

SMOKE:
New Mexico...
The Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in northern
New Mexico continued to emit plumes of light to heavy density smoke
spreading to the east-northeast into cloud cover.  Another wildfire
over the central part of the state was spreading a light to moderate
density plume that covers much of central and eastern part of the
state.

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 a light density smoke area.

Upper Mississippi Valley...
The Hermits Peak, Calf  Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires have
spread a detached light density plume across Wisconsin and parts of
Iowa and Minnesota.  Some of the smoke was also due to agricultural
burning in the region.


SMOKE/AEROSOL:
Texas/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific...
A large mass of light to moderate density smoke from seasonal fire
activity mixed with aerosols from oil/gas flaring and other
industrial sources in Mexico was observed covering much of eastern
and southern Mexico, southern Texas, parts of Central America, the
Bay of Campeche, the Gulf of Mexico, and extending well offshore
south of Mexico and Central America into the Pacific.  Moderate
density smoke covered the western Gulf of Mexico, most of the Bay
of Campeche, and a large part of central and southeastern Mexico.

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

 


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.