DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0320Z May 8, 2022
SMOKE: Minnesota... An area of remnant light density smoke was detected covering much of central and northern Minnesota. The smoke is linked to previous days’ fires in the region. New Mexico/Texas/Oklahoma... All four main wildfires burning in central New Mexico (Bear Trap, Cerro Pelado, Hermits Peak, and Calf Canyon) continued to emit light to heavy density plumes that were moving east into the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles. Oklahoma/Kansas... A detached light density plume from the New Mexico wildfires covered most of Oklahoma and parts of southern Kansas. Texas/Louisiana/Gulf of Mexico/Mexico... A large area of light density smoke was observed covering eastern Texas, southern Louisiana, the majority of the Gulf of Mexico, in addition to central and 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. Areas of moderate density smoke were found along the northeastern Mexico coast and over south-central Mexico. The smoke was predominantly associated with high seasonal fire activity across southern 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