Monday, May 9, 2022

DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0125Z May 10, 2022

SMOKE:
New Mexico...
All four main wildfires burning in central New Mexico (Bear Trap,Cerro
Pelado, Hermits Peak, and Calf Canyon) continued actively burning during
the afternoon and evening hours. Heavy smoke could be seen emitting
from Calf Canyon and Hermits fires, while light-to-moderate smoke was
observed emitting from Cerro Pelado and Bear Trap fires. All plumes were
dispersing toward the northeast extending over southeastern Colorado,
northwestern Oklahoma and southwestern-central Kansas.

Southern Plains/Lower Mississippi/Gulf of Mexico/Central-Southern
Mexico/Northern Central America/Pacific Ocean...
A very large light-density smoke plume predominantly linked to widespread
seasonal fires across Mexico and Central America was observed covering
central-eastern Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, the entire Gulf
of Mexico, the majority of Mexico (with the exception of the northwestern
states and Baja California), and the northern Central America. The plume
extends further westward for almost 900 miles over the Pacific ocean
off the coast of southern Mexico. Moderate density smoke plumes were
seen covering the southwestern-western Gulf of Mexico and central
Mexico. The bulk of the smoke remains stagnant across the region.

DUST:
Northwestern New Mexico...
An area of generally moderate density blowing dust was observed in the
afternoon and evening hours moving northeast from Northwestern New Mexico
into Southern Colorado.

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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.