DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 0100Z May 14, 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 heavy density smoke extending east-northeast into northern Texas, Oklahoma, and parts of southern Kansas. A wildfire located in central New Mexico was observed producing light to moderate density smoke along with some heavy density, with the smoke progressing eastward across the state. Ontario/Mississippi Valley/Ohio Valley... 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 then extending south through Louisiana and into northern Gulf Of Mexico, and then extending east into Ohio. Moderate density smoke was seen over the Ohio Valley, starting east Iowa, then northeast into Wisconsin and parts of northwest Michigan, then finally extending south-southeast into central Ohio and parts of western Kentucky. SMOKE/AEROSOL: Mexico/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 over eastern Mexico with some extending just off the coast of Veracruz and Tabasco and into southern Gulf of Mexico. Smoke/aerosol was also observed over south/southeastern Mexico and along the southern coast of Mexico, with parts of of the smoke/aerosol mix extending just barely into the Pacific ocean. Moderate density smoke was observed in central eastern Mexico, mainly between San Luis Potosi and Tamaulipas. Nguyen 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