DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1630z May 7, 2022
SMOKE: Minnesota... An area of remnant light density smoke could be seen covering much of the central-northern Minnesota this morning. The smoke is linked to previous day fires across the state, and was dispersing toward the northeast. New Mexico... All four main wildfires burning in central New Mexico (Bear Trap, Cerro Pelado, Hermits Peak, and Calf Canyon) remained active this morning emitting light density smoke plumes that were visible for tens of miles as they dispersed toward the east. Texas/Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico/Central-Southern Mexico... A large area of light density smoke was observed covering the eastern-southeastern Texas, southern Louisiana, the majority of the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to central-southern Mexico including the southern Yucatan Peninsula, and areas off the southern coast of Mexico where the plume extended westward for approximately 500 miles over the Pacific ocean. The smoke is predominantly associated with high seasonal fire activity across southern Mexico, remaining mostly stagnant during the morning hours with little lateral movement except for the area around the northeastern Gulf of Mexico where it could be seen moving eastward approaching the western coast of Florida. WS 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