DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0300z May 6, 2022
SMOKE: New Mexico... The Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in northern New Mexico emitted plumes of light to moderate density smoke that continued southeastward/eastward. In this mornings analysis, cloud cover from the west has precluded some of the wildfires, thus making the full extent of the smoke difficult to determine. Moderate density smoke from the wildfires was observed over northern and central Texas progressing eastward through the state. Another wildfire over the central part of the state was spreading a light density plume over the southern part of the state, moving southeast. Mid-West/Southeastern U.S./Mid-Atlantic... An area of remnant light density smoke from the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in northern New Mexico with contributions from recent agricultural burning was observed spreading east over the Atlantic Ocean off the Mid-Atlantic states from Virginia to Florida. This smoke continues westward covering parts of the Southeast across Gulf of Mexico coast into Texas where it merges into the "SMOKE/AEROSOL" section below. More smoke from the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires along with contributions from recent fire activity in the U.S is most likely prevalent in areas of the Mid-west and eastern U.S however cloud cover has precluded further smoke analysis this morning. Upper Mississippi Valley/Manitoba... The Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires have ‘ spread a detached light density plume over northeast corner of North Dakota, most of Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and southern Manitoba. Parts of the smoke may be further westward though heavy cloud cover has precluded the smoke analysis of the area. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Cuba/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 eastern and southern Mexico, southern Texas, most of Central America, the Bay of Campeche, the Gulf of Mexico, parts of Cuba, 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, parts of southern Texas, and most of eastern and southern Mexico. 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