Friday, May 13, 2022

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

 


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.