DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 1500 May 13, 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 light to moderate density smoke extending east-northeast into the Texas Oklahoma, and Kansas. The smoke may extend further north into the SE corner of Nebraska though cloud cover has precluded analysis over this region this morning. Ontario/Quebec/Nova Scotia/ New Brunswick/Mississippi Valley/Eastern U.S... An area of remnant light density smoke from the Hermits Peak, Calf Canyon, and Cerro Pelado wildfires in New Mexico with contributions from recent burning activity was observed over Southern Canada from Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick southwest stretches vertically across the upper, central, and lower Mississippi Valley. A large area of remnant light density smoke stretches from New York, continuing east over the Atlantic Ocean. SMOKE/AEROSOL: 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 most of Mexico. Rodriguez 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