DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0134Z May 12, 2022
SMOKE: New Mexico... The large wildfires burning in north-central New Mexico, particularly the Hermits Peak and Calf Canyon fires, were observed producing a combined plume of moderate to thick density smoke extending northeastward into western Colorado and east over the border region of Nebraska and Kansas. Ontario, Central and Eastern U.S... An area of light to moderate density smoke from the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in New Mexico with contributions from recent burning activity and blowing dust was observed over southern Ontario in the north, then continues southwest covering most of Texas, then east covering most of the eastern U.S., A large area of moderate density smoke stretches from Iowa east all the way to Wisconsin and Michigan, continuing as far south as central Alabama and Mississippi. This smoke continues south mixing with "SMOKE/AEROSOL" section. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Texas/Mexico/Central America/Gulf of Mexico/Pacific... A large mass of light to moderate density smoke from heavy 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, most of 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 and and south of the coast of Mexico and northwestern Central America extending southward over part of the Pacific. BLOWING DUST: New Mexico... An area of generally light density blowing dust was observed moving northeast from central New Mexico. Eglin 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